Overview

• The Beverly Hills Unified School District adopted a resolution directing Israeli flags to be displayed at every school and district facility during Jewish Heritage Month each year.
• Board president Rachelle Marcus and member Amanda Stern cast the two no votes, citing security risks and objections to featuring a national flag as partisan material in a public school policy.
• District leaders said the flags will not be mounted on outdoor flagpoles alongside the U.S. and California flags, and specific on-campus display methods have not been detailed.
• The measure also commits the district to Holocaust education, instruction on Jewish history and culture, and an annual Oct. 7 day of remembrance as part of efforts to address antisemitism.
• After initial criticism, the resolution’s language was revised to emphasize support for the Jewish community rather than support for the Jewish state, with debate continuing over neutrality and inclusion.