June 18, 2024 CUNY settles federal complaints alleging antisemitism, Islamophobia: ‘Step in the right direction’ Published 6/17/24 by New York Post; Story by Carl Campanile CUNY has entered into a settlement agreement with the US Department of Education to resolve nine discrimination complaints alleging antisemitism, Islamophobia and other harassment — many occurring well before the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. Under the Monday agreement — which also cites alleged civil rights violations […] Media Coverage
June 17, 2024 Experts urge House committee to go after university pocketbooks over Jew-hatred (Jewish News Syndicate) “The seeds of hate are sown long before the freshman year,” congressman Mike Kelly said. Published in Jewish News Syndicate on 6/14/24; Story by Andrew Bernard Experts told the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday that Congress ought to use its power of the purse to combat antisemitism on college campuses. “We are seeing […] Media Coverage
June 17, 2024 Feds Probe Chapman University for ‘Unchecked Anti-Semitism on Campus’ (Washington Free Beacon) Jewish students say they were subjected to violent threats and ‘anti-Semitic incidents’ by members of Students for Justice in Palestine Published 6/17/24 by Washington Free Beacon by Adam Kredo The federal government has opened a formal investigation into allegations that Chapman University, a California-based private school, permitted “unchecked anti-Semitism on campus” that included death threats […] Media Coverage
June 13, 2024 Kenneth L. Marcus Speaks About Campus Anti-Semitism on MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ Ahead of Congressional Hearing Testimony Media Coverage
June 10, 2024 California has most civil rights investigations against its schools since Oct. 7 (Washington Examiner) Published 6/8/24 by the Washington Examiner; story by Peter Cordi The Department of Education has opened over 100 civil rights investigations into universities and school districts since tensions boiled over on campuses following the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel. California had the most investigations into its schools of any state. Of the 103 Title VI investigations relating to tensions […] Media Coverage
June 7, 2024 Oregon Teachers’ Union Under Fire for Promoting Anti-Israel Lesson Plans (Algemeiner) Published 6/6/24 by The Algemeiner; Story by Dion Pierre The teacher’s union of an Oregon school district is drawing scrutiny for promoting the teaching of anti-Zionist propaganda to children as young as five, according to numerous reports. Last month, as first reported by The Oregonian, the Portland Association of Teachers (PAT) posted an anti-Zionist lesson plan on its […] Media Coverage
June 6, 2024 North Carolina School Settles Antisemitism Complaint Alleging Abuse of Eighth-Grader (Algemeiner) Published in The Algemeiner on 6/4/24; Story by Dion Pierre The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law has prevailed in its latest civil rights case brought forth on behalf of a North Carolina middle schooler who was bullied for being “perceived” as Jewish. Last week, the nonprofit civil rights group announced that […] Media Coverage
June 6, 2024 Anti-Semitic bullying reported at Davidson charter school leads to policy changes (Queen City News, North Carolina) DAVIDSON, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS; June 5, 2024) — A Davidson charter school has agreed to make changes around harassment and training after a complaint was filed that detailed a student enduring anti-Semitic bullying from classmates. The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law filed a complaint on behalf of the Community School of […] Media Coverage
May 8, 2024 Berkeley Schools Chief Set to Testify at Congressional Hearing on Antisemitism (KQED) Published by KQED on May 7, 2024. Story by Matthew Green with contributed reporting by Holly McDede. The head of the Berkeley Unified School District is scheduled to testify before a Republican-led congressional subcommittee on Wednesday morning in response to recent allegations of antisemitism in some of the district’s schools. In a statement last month, […] Media Coverage
May 6, 2024 Jewish teacher sues DOE over antisemitism at NYC high school, shares abhorrent email: ‘All Jews need to be exterminated’ (New York Post) Published by New York Post on 5/3/24; Story by Georgia Worrell and Priscilla DeGregory A Jewish teacher who said she was terrorized by students at her Brooklyn high school — including with swastikas, death threats, Nazi salutes and Hitler-loving comments — has sued over the heinous antisemitism that school officials allegedly allowed to run rampant. Danielle Kaminsky, whose alleged […] Media Coverage