California Bill Would Broaden Discrimination Protections in Schools

AB 715 would amend language in existing discrimination protections in K–12 schools to specifically target anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.

A school within the Los Angeles Unified School District in Los Angeles on Jan. 8, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

A committee in the California Legislature will consider a bill on May 21 that seeks to strengthen and broaden existing discrimination protections in K–12 schools to target anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.

Under Assembly Bill 715, sections of the Education Code would be amended to include nationality and religion under existing discrimination protections on race and ethnicity.