Ryan Weinstein Discusses San Leandro Antisemitism Lawsuit in the San Francisco Chronicle

In a new article in the San Francisco Chronicle, litigation & enforcement counsel Ryan Weinstein is featured discussing a lawsuit filed in Alameda County Superior Court on behalf of Eden Horwitz, a Jewish high school senior, and her mother against the San Leandro Unified School District, the school's principal, and two teachers. The suit alleges pervasive and unrelenting antisemitic harassment and discrimination over two school years, claiming educators not only failed to intervene on Eden's behalf but actively contributed to a hostile environment and penalized her when she raised complaints.

The case seeks systemic reforms, including mandatory antisemitism training for staff and students, removal of antisemitic content from curricula, and improvements to the district's complaint process, as well as compensatory and punitive damages. “Faculty didn't just ignore the antisemitic abuse—they fueled it,” Ryan said in a statement quoted in the article. “And when confronted with the truth, the District didn't investigate; it retaliated.”