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This bill establishes a comprehensive educational program within the New York State Education Department to prevent anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and discrimination based on religion, race, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The program will be developed in collaboration with an outside expert organization and will create age-appropriate curriculum resources for kindergarten through 12th-grade students. The curriculum will include model lesson plans, guidelines for identifying and preventing bias and discrimination, methods for reporting incidents, and instructional tools for students, parents, and school personnel. The materials will be voluntarily available to school boards and teachers, primarily for use in social studies classes, and will be made publicly accessible on the department's website in multiple languages including Spanish, Creole, Mandarin, Korean, and Bengali. The bill requires the commissioner of education to work with stakeholders to develop comprehensive resources that help educate and prevent various forms of discrimination, with the goal of creating a more inclusive and understanding educational environment. The program will be implemented starting July 1st following the bill's passage.

Education

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1408