Is this the central issue in physics right now? Is this as absurd as calling 0 a number?

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Evil is lurking! So where do they actuall y find anti-zionist material being taughtAnti-Zionist and controversial Middle East content has generally not been part of California's official state-approved curriculum. Instead, it has surfaced primarily through local school districts that hired outside, private consulting groups or developed their own materials independently.The primary vehicle for this content is a framework called the "Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum" (LESMC), which was created by activist educators who felt the state's official guidelines were too watered down.Specific examples of where this material has appeared and what it included include:1. Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD)In early 2025, SAUSD settled a major lawsuit brought by a coalition of Jewish organizations (including the Anti-Defamation League and the Brandeis Center).The Content: Court documents and text messages revealed that a steering committee developed courses behind closed doors. The materials included characterizations of Israel as a "European settler colonial state" and sought to entirely omit Jewish history. The district also hired a consulting firm, the Xicanx Institute for Teaching and Organizing, whose consultants openly promoted anti-Zionist views.The Outcome: The district agreed to completely halt and redesign three ethnic studies courses.2. San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)San Francisco has been a major battleground for localized curriculum choices.The Content: Prior to 2026, SFUSD used a "homegrown" ethnic studies curriculum that faced severe backlash from local parents and lawmakers. Contested lessons included an activity where high school students were instructed to role-play as Israeli soldiers herding Palestinians into refugee camps, as well as presentations that critics argued utilized antisemitic caricatures to illustrate stereotypes.The Outcome: In mid-2026, the district voted to permanently replace its original curriculum with a standardized textbook and guide ("Voices: An Ethnic Studies Survey") that sidestepped the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to avoid further polarization.3. Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)LAUSD has faced prolonged legal battles from groups like the Concerned Jewish Parents and Teachers of Los Angeles.The Content: The lawsuit alleged that individual teachers and administrators were surreptitiously introducing the "Liberated" curriculum framework into classrooms. This framework uses maps that depict all of modern-day Israel as Palestine, defines Zionism as inherently violent or colonial, and promotes the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.The Outcome: Federal judges repeatedly dismissed these specific lawsuits on technical grounds (lack of standing), ruling that plaintiffs could not prove a unified, district-wide mandate was actively forcing students to learn the material, or that encountering conflicting political views constituted a legal injury.State-Level PushbackBecause of these localized incidents, California passed legislation creating a statewide Antisemitism Prevention Coordinator and a mandate requiring all ethnic studies materials to be factually accurate, balanced, and free from partisan advocacy. This has forced many local districts to freeze their independent ethnic studies programs to avoid legal exposure.