May 26, 2018 Jewish civil-rights group urges U.S. government to confront religious bullying The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB), a Jewish civil- and human-rights group, is urging the U.S. government to confront religious bullying and harassment in schools across the country following an alarming report on the scope of such activity. Media Coverage Press Room
May 26, 2018 Jewish groups applaud Congress for introducing Anti-Semitism Awareness Act Jewish organizations welcome legislation introduced by group of bipartisan lawmakers on Wednesday that seeks to codify a working definition of anti-Semitism into the American education system. Media Coverage Press Room
May 25, 2018 Ken Marcus, nominee to head DOE Civil Rights Office, finally to get floor vote Kenneth Marcus is the nominee to lead the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Education. Marcus is uniquely qualified for the position, we wrote when he was nominated in October 2017: Press Room Media Coverage
May 25, 2018 Brandeis Center Applauds Congress for Introducing the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) today applauded the introduction of bipartisan legislation to help tackle the rising anti-Semitism plaguing U.S. schools. While anti-Semitism is on the rise across the U.S., the problem is particularly rampant on college campuses. Press Releases Press Room
May 25, 2018 Congress Applauded for Bipartisan Anti-Semitism Awareness Act The Jewish Press The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) on Thursday applauded the introduction of bipartisan legislation to help tackle the rising anti-Semitism plaguing US schools. “The spike in anti-Semitic incidents in schools has forced Jewish students to face prejudice on their campuses, swastikas in their dorms and danger on their school […] Media Coverage Press Room
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