Here’s where I agree with a recent opinion piece in The Hill about antisemitism and teachers’ unions: Schools should be safe places for all students and all teachers. Antisemitism, like all forms of hate, should be opposed and educated against. It has no place in our schools.

Where I disagree is that teachers’ unions are harbingers of the situation the story characterizes.

At the American Federation of Teachers, where I am president, we prioritize fighting hatred of all kinds. As a Jewish woman married to a rabbi, I take antisemitism extremely seriously. And I know that since Oct. 7, the situation in our schools has only gotten worse.

Violence against Jews, efforts to call out or marginalize Jewish students or teachers, making students feel unsafe on campuses or in the community are unconscionable acts that must be challenged. This hatred has paralleled a rise in hate and extremism overall, alongside the rise of........

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