OPINION | EDUCATION | POLITICS
California Bills Covertly Promote Gaslighting in Schools
We cannot allow hate and fear to steer our schools
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Two of my children attend California public schools. My eldest graduated from the California system and is attending college. I want my children to flourish in a peaceful, healthy, hope-filled world — a world that will only be possible if children learn universal love and conflict resolution skills.
My children and I have close friends who are Jewish. I also have several Palestinian-American friends, some of whom have lost family members and friends in Gaza. I’ve worn my kufiya and Palestinian flag pin to school and sporting events to show my opposition to the ongoing genocide in Palestine. Rather than ignoring difficult conversations, I want to show my children we can learn to have healthy dialogue about hard topics. I wish I saw more examples of this in my children’s schools.
Sadly, the California Legislature is discussing a slate of bills aimed in the opposite direction. Hearings begin Monday on SB 1277, SB 1287, AB 2918, and AB 2925. All four bills covertly promote fear, hate, and gaslighting in our schools.
