# K-12 Education Recommendations from the Massachusetts Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism


**Body:** NewTV Government 
**Date:** October 30, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Education


This NewTV Government community forum on October 30, 2026, featured members of the Massachusetts Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism discussing the commission’s report and recommendations, with a focus on K–12 education. The speakers described concerns about antisemitic harassment and schools’ limited preparedness, and emphasized that responses should protect both students’ civil rights and First Amendment freedoms. The report’s K–12 recommendations include model curriculum on antisemitism and Jewish history, resources on Israel, Palestine, and the Middle East, digital literacy instruction, transparent bias-incident response and follow-up protocols, trained staff, and clear accommodations for religious holidays.

Participants discussed how schools and local communities might implement the recommendations; the transcript describes recommendations and discussion, not formal adoption or votes by a governing body. Speakers noted that implementation is underway or being considered in some places, including state education work and local school-community efforts. No procurement activity, contract awards, spending decisions, or vendor selections were identified.

**Source:** NewTV Government