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Supporting Hoosier Jewish Students
THE INDIANA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ADVANCED A
BILL TO CLEARLY DEFINE ANTISEMITISM FOR INDIANA'S
PUBLIC EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, WHICH WOULD
ENSURE THE CONCEPT DOESN'T WIND UP IN HOOSIER
CLASSROOMS OR CAMPUSES.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE CHRIS JETER OF FISHERS SAYS HE
AUTHORED THE LEGISLATION AFTER MEETING WITH
SEVERAL JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS OVER CONCERNS
ABOUT ANTISEMITIC CONCEPTS BEING TAUGHT IN
INDIANA CLASSROOMS. ACCORDING TO THE ANTI-
DEFAMATION LEAGUE, REPORTS OF ANTISEMITIC
EVENTS INCREASED BY NEARLY THREE HUNDRED SIXTY
PERCENT SINCE THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR BEGAN IN
OCTOBER 2023.
"This bill is a reflection of our Hoosier standards and what we value when it comes to teaching our students. Our Jewish students need to feel safe and welcome in our schools, and this builds on Indiana’s long history of supporting Jewish communities both at home and abroad by targeting antisemitism in K-12 classrooms and on college campuses. I look forward to having further discussions and conversations to get this legislation through the Senate this year."
STATE REPRESENTATIVE PEGGY MAYFIELD OF MARTINSVILLE, WHO CO-AUTHORED THE BILL, SAYS IT WOULD DEFINE ANTISEMITISM AS RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION IN STATE LAW TO ENSURE K THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONCEPT IN TEACHING MATERIALS OR RESOURCES. THE DEFINITION IS ALREADY ADOPTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE ALLIANCE, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
"This is a pivotal time for our state to show support for Jewish students as cases of antisemitism are rising on many of Indiana's college campuses. There is simply no place for this type of rhetoric, and we stand with our state's Jewish community."
THIS PROPOSAL IS THE SAME LEGISLATION THE INDIANA HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY PASSED LAST SESSION BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A HEARING IN THE INDIANA SENATE.
HOUSE BILL TEN-O-TWO NOW GOES TO THE SENATE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
VISIT I-G-A DOT I-N DOT GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO WATCH SESSION LIVE. THIS HAS BEEN AROUND THE HOUSE WITH YOUR LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FROM THE INDIANA HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.