Education Code section 66261.3

“Nationality” or “national identity” includes a person’s actual or perceived shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics, citizenship, or residency in a country with a dominant religion or distinct religious identity. Discrimination against Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu, Christian, or Buddhist students, or students of another religious group, when the discrimination involves racial, ethnic, or ancestral slurs or stereotypes, constitutes discrimination on the basis of nationality or national identity.

Source: Section 66261.3, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=66261.3. (accessed May 12, 2025).

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May 12, 2025

§ 66261.3’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/education_code_section_66261.3

Original Source: Section 66261.3, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=66261.3. (last accessed May 12, 2025).