The National Education Association voted to sever connections with the Anti-Defamation League due to perceived misalignment with civil rights goals. NEA members criticized the ADL's historical involvement in U.S. school curricula and its perceived role in opposing social justice initiatives. Delegates voiced concerns over the ADL's misuse of the term "antisemitism" against critics and its tendency to inflate hate crime statistics. This decision marks a significant shift for the NEA, representing a rejection of the ADL's influence in educational settings.
The NEA's national Representative Assembly approved New Business Item 39, committing that the NEA "will not use, endorse, or publicize materials from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)."
Union delegates rejected the ADL's abuse of the term "antisemitism" to punish critics of Israel and its hyperinflated statistics on hate crimes.
The ADL has increasingly been understood as policing and repressing social justice movements, deploying "civil rights talk" to derail change.
Now, the NEA, the largest labor union in the U.S. with 3,000,000 members, has finally said no.
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