"Protecting students from immigration raids was a priority for state legislators this year, resulting in several new laws, including one prohibiting school staff from allowing immigration officers to enter campuses or providing student or family information. The most controversial of the new laws is one meant to target antisemitism, although amendments made during the legislative session resulted in a bill that defines discrimination more broadly."
"The legislation, along with Senate Bill 48, creates four positions to track and report discrimination. These positions will be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate after Jan. 1. "California is taking action to confront hate in all forms," said Gov. Gavin Newsom in a statement. "At a time when antisemitism and bigotry are rising nationwide and globally, these laws make clear: our schools must be places of learning, not hate.""
New California education laws will reduce student cell phone use and expand gender-neutral bathrooms. The laws prohibit school staff from allowing immigration officers to enter campuses or from providing student or family information. Assembly Bill 715 establishes a state Office of Civil Rights to help districts identify and prevent discrimination based on antisemitism, gender, religion and LGBTQ status and to handle questions and complaints. The legislation and Senate Bill 48 create four positions to track and report discrimination, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate after Jan. 1. The measures drew controversy over academic freedom and potential censoring of educators. Assembly Bill 461 removes criminal penalties for parents of chronically truant children.
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