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
May 6, 2024 ‘Pervasive antisemitic climate for Jewish students’: ADL files complaint against UMass-Amherst (Boston 25) Published by WFXT-TV (Boston 25) on 5/2/24; Story by Maria Papadopoulos AMHERST, Mass. — The University of Massachusetts-Amherst has failed to address a “hostile antisemitic environment” against Jewish students on its campus, according to a federal complaint filed this week by the Anti-Defamation League. The complaint, filed by the ADL and the Louis D. Brandeis […] Media Coverage
May 3, 2024 House-passed antisemitism bill faces initial objections in Senate (Jewish Insider) Republican opposition to the IHRA codification on and off Capitol Hill has appeared to gain steam in the wake of the bill’s passage in the House Published 5/3/24 by Jewish Insider; Story by Marc Rod The fate of the House-passed Antisemitism Awareness Act (AAA) in the Senate remains unclear after a bipartisan effort to unanimously fast-track passage […] Media Coverage
May 2, 2024 House passes bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act by wide margin (JNS) The bill, which codifies the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of Jew-hatred for Title VI purposes, passed 320-91 and is now Senate bound. Published 5/1/24 by Jewish News Syndicate; Story by Andrew Bernard (May 1, 2024 / JNS) The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Antisemitism Awareness Act by a margin of 320-91 on Wednesday. The bill, […] Media Coverage
April 29, 2024 Pratt Institute red-hands painting on tree used to ‘terrorize’ Jewish students, critics say (New York Post) Published in New York Post on 4/28/24. Story by Carl Campanile. Red hands painted on a tree at Pratt Institute’s Brooklyn campus are being used to “terrorize” Jewish students in a bloody reminder of a lynching of two Israelis, critics claim. “What better way to terrorize your Jewish students and faculty into submission than maintaining […] Media Coverage