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StandWithUs Legal Calls on California Community Colleges After Employee Consistently Uses Anti-Israel Emojis in Work Email Signature Blocks

StandWithUs Legal Calls on California Community Colleges After Employee Consistently Uses Anti-Israel Emojis in Work Email Signature Blocks


StandWithUs Saidoff Legal sent a letter to the largest system of higher education in the nation, the California Community Colleges, seeking action after an employee repeatedly included politically charged symbols (watermelon and Palestinian flag emojis) in work email signature blocks. StandWithUs Legal requested that California Community Colleges implement a content-neutral email signature policy for all employees, restricting signature blocks to name, title, pronouns, department, school, and contact information only, and thereby instituting viewpoint neutrality and working toward a less hostile work environment. 
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StandWithUs is an international, non-partisan education organization that supports Israel and fights antisemitism. StandWithUs empowers and energizes students and communities with leadership training and educational programs on hundreds of college campuses, high schools, and middle schools. StandWithUs informs through social media, print and digital materials, films, weekly newsletters, and missions to Israel. StandWithUs takes legal action through the StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Los Angeles, the organization has chapters and offices throughout the U.S., Israel, the UK, Canada, Brazil, Argentina and Australia. More at www.standwithus.com. 

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