Anti-Asian hate has profoundly impacted the social, emotional, mental, and community health of Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). Whereas there have been some cross-sector community and legislative responses to anti-Asian violence, there are no known studies on how school leaders and educational systems have responded. This study aims to address this research gap through the following questions: (a) What has contributed to school leaders’ knowledge about the current anti-Asian phenomenon and its impact on AAPIs? (b) How have school leaders responded to anti-Asian violence? (c) What are the school practice and policy improvement opportunities that may support AAPIs? In this qualitative single-case study, I conducted semi-structured interviews with 16 school leaders from the California Bay Area during the Summer and Fall of 2023. Findings reveal the following: 1) school leaders have different views of the model minority stereotype, understand personal and socio-environmental effects of anti-Asian violence, experience emotional tensions and contradictions related to their professional roles and identities as leaders of color, and navigate racial crises with critical emotional intelligence; 2) school leaders responded to anti-Asian violence with a range of silence, centering schools as responsive hubs, and dynamic and culturally responsive actions; and, 3) school leaders cited integrating counternarratives into curricula, increasing AAPI visibility and representation, shifting toward a culture of care and belonging, and authentically reflecting on crisis responses and identity as improvement opportunities to support AAPIs. Findings offer several implications for theoretical frameworks, school policies and practices toward improvements in racial crisis responsiveness and systems transformation.