Berkeley public schools become target of federal antisemitic bullying complaint

Published March 1, 2024 3:47pm ET



Berkeley Unified School District in California is at the center of a federal antisemitic bullying complaint fueled by teachers and students engaging in “severe and persistent” harassment of Jewish children, according to a federal civil rights filing.

The complaint filed Wednesday with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights details four months of anti-Jewish harassment, including walkouts at which students allegedly yelled, “F*** the Jews,” and teachers using class time to bring attention to Hamas terrorists as “resistance” fighters.

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