In the News
Our work — and our voices — are being heard.
As antisemitism rises in school settings, parents, educators, and advocates across San Francisco are stepping up.
SF Jews in School and the broader movement for inclusive education are making headlines. Here are some highlights of our recent press coverage:
Bay Area schools dismissed antisemitism complaints. The state stepped in.
Multiple Bay Area school districts either dismissed or inadequately addressed antisemitism complaints from Jewish students and families, treating them as ordinary discipline issues rather than discrimination or hate incidents, until the state education department reviewed these complaints and found that in many cases districts did not follow civil rights procedures, leading the state to step in and require corrective action.
San Jose Mercury News · January 12, 2026
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How San Francisco’s ethnic studies program is failing Jewish students
This oped argues that the SFUSD's ethnic studies program is failing Jewish students by promoting a biased, activist-led curriculum that presents a "binary worldview" of oppressors vs. oppressed, and distorts history while sidelining Jewish narratives and contributions.
j. The Jewish News of Northern California · July 15, 2025
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Parents Sound Alarm Over SFUSD’s Problematic Ethnic Studies Mandate
SFUSD faced a mounting backlash after making an ethnic studies course mandatory. Parents across the city are raising serious concerns about ideological bias, antisemitic undertones, and a lack of transparency in the curriculum.
San Francisco Standard · May 30, 2025
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The Kinderfada Revolution
A national look at how antisemitism is appearing in K–12 schools, including examples from San Francisco Unified School District and around the Bay Area. Highlights parent-led groups pushing back.
The Free Press · October, 2024
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Jewish groups, parents worry about San Francisco district’s new ethnic-studies program
Parents, teachers, and advocacy groups share their concern about SFUSD's plan to implement a new ethnic studies curriculum. They discuss that the curriculum is unvetted, lacks transparency, and may contain antisemitic content.
JNS · July 8, 2025
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