Feds open probe into antisemitism allegations at Fulton County Schools

East Cobb students, parents, denounce anti-Semitic incidents

Some recent anti-Semitic incidents at schools in East Cobb turned out students and parents Thursday night at the Cobb Board of Education meeting. “Right now Cobb County is failing its students,” Dickerson MS parent Mindy Melnikowski said. During an evening public comment period, they urged the Cobb County School District to take stronger action to curb what they say aren’t isolated incidents, but becoming too frequent. Recently swastikas were di…

Feds open probe into antisemitism allegations at Fulton County Schools

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is opening investigations into complaints against Fulton County Schools regarding antisemitism against students.The complaints were filed by the Brandeis Center and the National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC).The two organizations filed a Title VI complaint with the OCR in August 2024, Rough Draft reported. The complaint said that antisemitic acts have taken place in the hallways, c…

UMass Amherst faces Department of Education investigation for ‘violent antisemitic assault’

UMass Amherst is the latest local school that’s being targeted by the feds for alleged antisemitism.

U.S. Department of Education Opens Investigations into Anti-Semitism Complaints Against Yale, UMass-Amherst, Scripps College, American University and Fulton County - Brandeis Center

(Washington, D.C., March 20, 2025) – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is opening investigations into complaints filed by The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and Anti-Defamation League (ADL) against Yale University; University of Massachusetts Amherst; and Scripps College. In addition, the Department is opening complaints against American University, filed by the Brandeis Center and Jewish on Ca…