Bay Area Student Sues School District Over Antisemitic Harassment [View all]

A Jewish high school senior has filed a lawsuit against the San Leandro Unified School District, alleging she endured two years of severe antisemitic harassment that school officials failed to address and, in some cases, actively encouraged.

Eden Horwitz, along with her mother, Montana Horwitz, filed the suit in Alameda County Superior Court on Tuesday, naming the district, her high school principal, and two former teachers as defendants. The complaint alleges "pervasive and unrelenting" antisemitic discrimination during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years at San Leandro High School.

According to litigation counsel Ryan Weinstein, who is representing the Horwitz family, educators not only ignored the abuse but contributed to a hostile environment. "Faculty didn't just ignore the antisemitic abuse—they fueled it," Weinstein said. "And when confronted with the truth, the District didn't investigate; it retaliated."

The lawsuit details how Horwitz, who was enrolled in the school's selective social justice academy program, faced relentless harassment from classmates who used "Zionist" as a slur and accused her of genocide. The complaint alleges that school-sponsored events featured "from the river to the sea" chants, and when Montana Horwitz explained the antisemitic nature of the slogan, her concerns were dismissed.




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