Education - As enacted, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, or religion against a student or an employee in a public institution of education; requires public institutions of education to treat harassment or discrimination against students or employees, or resulting from institutional policies or programs on their campuses, motivated by or including antisemitic intent in an identical manner to discrimination motivated by race; requires Title VI coordinators to be designated to monitor antisemitic discrimination and harassment at K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 49.

SB 1209 prohibits public schools and colleges in Tennessee from discriminating against students or employees based on race, ethnicity, religion, or other protected characteristics. It specifically requires schools to address antisemitic harassment or discrimination - defined using the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s standard - in the same way as racial discrimination, and mandates each school to appoint a Title VI coordinator to monitor and investigate such incidents. The bill also encourages antisemitism awareness training and Jewish American Heritage curriculum integration in schools. It applies directly to all public K-12 schools and higher education institutions receiving state or federal funds, without restricting criticism of Israel or violating free speech protections.