School Resources for Parents

What to do if your child has experienced a bullying or antisemitic incident at school:

1. First, speak to your child’s teacher or guidance counselor at the school as soon as possible.
2. If the matter is not satisfactorily explained or resolved in a timely manner, contact your school’s administrator (Assistant Principal or Principal).
3. Submit a “Hate-Bias or Bullying Incident Report form” if your school district has one that is available.
4. Report an incident of antisemitism to JShield so it can be tracked and tallied.
5. At any time, please contact us for further guidance and assistance.

Additional resources for K-12 Teachers, parents, and students:

Confronting Antisemitism In Our Schools: A Toolkit for Parents of Jewish K-12 Students | AJC

ADL Back to School Resources for K-12 educators and families to support classrooms where all students can thrive.

The School Action Network, ADL's exclusive program for community members who are ready to address antisemitism in K-12 schools.

ADL Building Educator Allies for Change, Openness and Networks (BEACON): K-12 Educators 

JFNA Back to School Resources 2025

What YOU can do to help make your child’s school a safer, more welcoming learning environment for ALL children:

The JCRC works year-round to promote mutually respectful school environments and to increase understanding of Jewish tradition, history and culture within school communities, both public and private. Encourage your school to:

• Bring in the Student to Student (StS) program
• Host a Holocaust survivor or their descendent to speak to students
• Access the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) anti-bias tools & strategies, trainings and other teacher resources for the classroom

What YOUR TEEN can do to take an active role in promoting mutual respect and combating antisemitism:

• Participate in our Student to Student program for 11th and 12th graders. StS teens speak to their high school peers about Jewish practices and what it’s like to be Jewish today, helping to break down stereotypes by putting a human face to members of the Jewish community.