SUNNYVALE, CA – On September 12, 2025, the California Senate and Assembly passed Assembly Bill 715, landmark legislation to confront the pervasive antisemitism affecting K–12 schools across the state. Today, on the anniversary of the horrific October 7th terrorist attack against Jews, the bill was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom.

AB 715 equips schools to identify, prevent, and respond to antisemitism. It ensures that classroom instruction, school activities, and teacher professional development remain unbiased and inclusive, and it establishes a new state California Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) with an Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator to help educators track and address incidents. Similar coordinator roles in the CDE OCR were created this session for other vulnerable groups under Senate Bill 48, also signed into law.

The bill was backed by a unified coalition of every major Jewish organization in California and all the Minority Legislative Caucuses, sending a clear message: enough is enough—Jewish children must be protected. 

Maya Bronicki, Education Director of the Bay Area Jewish Coalition, said, “With the signing of this bill, California’s leaders publicly recognize that antisemitism is a grave problem in our schools and have taken an important step towards protecting Jewish students and other protected groups.” 

Bronicki added, “Local grassroots parent groups like ours were instrumental in bringing forward the voices of students and parents, who bravely shared their stories of hatred, harassment, and discrimination. Legislators indicated that the stories of students like E and L touched them deeply and made a critical difference in the passage of this bill.”