Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a proposal that would ban teaching antisemitism at the state’s public schools. The proposal would expose educators who violate the new rules to discipline and lawsuits that they would personally be responsible for covering. Teachers and administrators at public K-12 schools, colleges and universities would be prohibited from teaching or promoting antisemitism or antisemitic actions that create a hostile environment. The Democratic governor said on Tuesday that the bill is not about antisemitism but rather about attacking teachers. The bill’s chief sponsor said his proposal would create accountability when educators fail to protect students from the rise in antisemitism since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
