Despite widespread opposition from California educator groups, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed unprecedented legislation Tuesday that supporters say will crack down on antisemitism in the state’s classrooms.

The bill, Assembly Bill 715 — introduced by Democratic Assemblymembers Rick Chavez Zbur of Los Angeles and Dawn Addis of San Luis Obispo — establishes a new Office of Civil Rights and a first-in-the-nation statewide Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator in an effort to rein in antisemitism in schools. The bill was a joint effort between the chairs of California’s legislative diversity caucuses, including the Black, Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, and Jewish caucuses.

“California is taking action to confront hate in all its forms,” Newsom said in a statement Tuesday. “At a time when antise

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