"Gov. Glenn Youngkin directed state leaders to develop resources to track incidents of antisemitism and anti-religious bigotry at Virginia’s schools through an executive order announced Monday evening.

Executive Order 48 expands on his administration’s efforts and work by the legislature to combat prejudice against Jewish students at all levels of Virginia’s education system.

According to the executive order, surveys conducted by the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM), a commission established by the governor in 2022, found 554 recorded antisemitism incidents in Virginia over the past year, with most of them occurring in Virginia’s schools.

Under the executive order, the governor directed the secretary of education, the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE), and the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia (SCHEV) to develop resources that will help local school divisions, colleges and universities prevent, track, report and follow up on incidents of antisemitism and anti-religious bigotry," reports the Daily Press.

Photo: Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks before a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly at the Capitol in Richmond on Jan. 13. (Steve Helber/AP) file)