A complaint filed by the Brandeis Center, ADL and Arnold & Porter, alleges Scripps repeatedly abandoned Jewish and Israeli students targeted by anti-Semitic harassment. A student wearing a Star of David was told to remove her Jewish necklace.  The Motley Coffeehouse, the primary location for Scripps students to study together, socialize, and host events, described as the heart of the Scripps College campus, has repeatedly discriminated against and become an unwelcoming place for Scripps Jewish students.  The Motley also refused to hire a “Zionist,” has been plastered with anti-Israel flyers and the Motley staff hung a Palestinian flag on its walls, yet they refused to hang an Israeli flag.

Jewish students have transferred from Scripps and chosen to study abroad or graduate early to escape the hostile environment. Scripps’s failure to condemn and discipline—coupled with its active scrambling to support the anti-Semitic protesters—sends a message of support for the purveyors of anti-Semitism.”