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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*

August 28, 2025

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*Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces Investigation and Demands Documents from Plano ISD Following Antisemitic Incidents *

 

AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into Plano Independent School District (“PISD”) for permitting and facilitating antisemitic behavior.

 

Reports have indicated that students in PISD have been subjected to biased materials that advance a pro-Palestinian worldview and that school officials have provided “excused” absences to students participating in pro-Palestinian walkouts—effectively making it a school-sponsored anti-Israel activity.

 

“The reports regarding antisemitic activity in Plano ISD schools are alarming and must be swiftly and aggressively addressed,” said Attorney General Paxton. “Any teacher or administrator that has facilitated or supported radical anti-Israel rhetoric in our schools should be fired immediately. I stand in solidarity with our Jewish community, and we will continue to do everything in our power to root out antisemitism in all its forms.”

 

As part of the investigation, Attorney General Paxton sent a letter to PISD Superintendent Theresa Williams demanding a wide range of documents, including the school’s policies on walkouts, any documentation regarding anti-Israel curriculum, and disciplinary actions against teachers and staff for antisemitic action.

 

The letter states: “As we approach the two-year anniversary of the October 7 terrorist attack in Israel, it is crucial that PISD take all necessary steps to combat antisemitism and appropriately discipline teachers, staff, and students that act in contravention to state law and PISD policy.”

 

To read the letter, click here [ [link removed] ].

   

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