The Department of Education reminded schools Tuesday of their legal obligations under Title VI to provide students a school environment free from discrimination.
Harvard students, faculty and community members rally in solidarity with Palestine on Oct. 25. Photo: John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images, the Department of Education is reiterating schools' responsibility to comply with a federal civil rights law that addresses discrimination.
"Hate-based discrimination, including based on antisemitism and Islamophobia among other bases, have no place in our nation's schools," the letter to schools and universities states.specifying that Title VI's protections extend to students who are or are perceived to be Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, or Sikh, or based on other shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics.
But the department is able to enforce a statute that protects students against discrimination based on a broad understanding of their national origin, an Education Department spokesperson told Axios Wednesday. As an example of such characteristics, it lists "individuals who have been subjected to ethnic slurs ."In the month between Oct. 7 and Nov. 7, there have been seven complaints related to antisemitism, per the Education Department spokesperson.Tensions are mounting on college campuses between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel students, faculty and groups.Hate crimes have surged in major U.S.
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