May 20, 2018 Stoughton HS Must Rescind Letter Against Teacher In Swastika Case An arbitrator has determined that the Stoughton Public Schools were wrong to take disciplinary measures against one of three teacher who were reprimanded following a report of anti-Semitism at the high school. Media Coverage Press Room
May 18, 2018 School District Required to Withdraw Punishment Against Teacher Who Stood Up Against Anti-Semitism For over a year, three teachers at Stoughton High School have suffered from disciplinary measures for standing up against anti-Semitism in the school. Last week, in a case challenging the school district’s actions, an arbitrator rightly determined that the discipline taken against one of the teachers, Ms. Jaime Regan, was without just cause and required the school district to “immediately remove the letter of reprimand from Ms. Regan’s personnel records and purge all reference to the letter of reprimand” from her file. Press Releases Press Room
May 17, 2018 StandWithUs backs Kenneth Marcus for DOE post StandWith Us has announced its support for Senate confirmation of Kenneth Marcus, an outstanding defender of civil rights for Jews and many other communities, who was recently nominated for assistant secretary for civil rights in the U.S. Department of Education. Media Coverage Press Room
May 15, 2018 NYU Alumni Ask President to Respond to Anti-Israel Activity A group of New York University alumni are calling on the school’s president to respond to a couple anti-Israel incidents around campus last month. Media Coverage Press Room
May 15, 2018 Alyza Lewin at University of Maryland Alternative Commencement LDB’s Alyza Lewin will present the commencement address at the University of Maryland’s alternative commencement for students who are unable to participate in the larger university-wide graduation program that will be held on the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. Events
May 11, 2018 LDB to Testify Against Hate Crime On Friday, May 11, Aviva Vogelstein, LDB’s Director of Legal Initiatives, has been invited to testify at a United States Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) Public Briefing, “In the Name of Hate: Examining the Federal Government’s Role in Responding to Hate Crimes.” Events
May 11, 2018 Religious Bullying Significant and Pervasive Problem in U.S. Schools Testifying as an expert witness before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) today urged the federal government to take immediate action to stem increasing religious bullying and harassment in U.S. schools. Press Releases Press Room
May 11, 2018 Religious Bullying Prevalent and Significant Problem in US Schools Schools across the United States have consisted of an alarming number of incidents related to religiously-motivated bullying and similar abuse. Media Coverage Press Room
May 11, 2018 US Jewish Civil Rights Group Calls for Federal Law to Counter Religious Bullying, Harassment in Schools A leading Jewish human rights group called on the federal government on Friday to take action against religiously-motivated bullying in American schools. Media Coverage Press Room
May 6, 2018 BDS Advocates at GWU Get Belligerent Proposals to force colleges and universities to boycott, divest from and sanction (BDS) Israel keep failing in the most left-wing of enclaves, such as the Modern Language Association (MLA). Nevertheless proponents of the measure keep putting forth BDS propositions with increasing stridency. Media Coverage Press Room