The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit is reviewing an Oklahoma law that plaintiffs say has created a chilling effect for educators, prohibiting instructors from including eight prohibited concepts related to sex and race, and potentially violating students’ First Amendment rights.
The Supreme Court has reinstated parents’ right to be informed of their child’s gender identity at school, leaving California schools in legal limbo and advocates concerned for the safety of transgender students.
California lawmakers have passed Assembly Bill 715, which aims to combat antisemitism in K-12 schools by establishing an Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator and strengthening protections for Jewish students, but it has also generated opposition from some interfaith groups and civil liberties advocates who warn that it risks conflating political criticism of Israel with antisemitism.