Hobbs vetoes antisemitism bill, says it's an attack on teachers | Arizona Mirror Arizona antisemitism bill veto by Hobbs citing teacher liability concerns and Holocaust education threats

We're so grateful Gov. Hobbs vetoed this dangerous bill that attacks teachers & bans critical thinking with a hypocritical, weaponized definition of antisemitism. #HB2867
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Hobbs vetoes bill that would have allowed lawsuits against Arizona teachers over antisemitism Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs cited the provisions that would have made public school teachers and college instructors and professionals personally liable over complaints that they were instructing…

Hobbs said #HB2867 "puts an unacceptable level of personal liability in place for... educators and staff, opening them up to threats of personally costly lawsuits.''
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I totally see #GovHobbs of #Arizona doing that.

She already signed #HB2880 prohibiting encampments and is likely to sign #HB2867 cracking down on freedom of expression.

How bad of a bill is #HB2867? It's opposed by progressive Democrat @senatorlaurenkuby.bsky.social , #MAGARepublican Jake Hoffman, and the National Council of Jewish Women. #AZLeg #antisemitism

Senators @senatorlaurenkuby.bsky.social, @senanaliseortiz.bsky.social, @mitziepstein.bsky.social each made powerful and intelligent comments in opposition to #HB2867. They promoted respect for #FreeSpeech, #Educators, and #Dialogue. That's what our leaders are supposed to. Bravo 👏

Pending bill would allow lawsuits against teachers accused of antisemitism Arizona lawmakers are one vote away from adopting legislation to allow lawsuits against individual teachers accused of teaching or promoting antisemitism.

A Jewish ASU student who spoke to oppose #HB2867 said, “Fighting against occupation, discrimination and genocide is perhaps the most Jewish thing that I know."
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#AZLeg is trying to ban public schools from teaching "antisemitism" as people face deportation for using their 1st Amendment right to protest.

Extremists are weaponizing their warped definitions to silence dissent. Speak out! Don't think they won't come for you next. #HB2867