Berkeley school district received federal complaint for ‘severe and persistent antisemitic bullying’

Berkeley school district received federal complaint for ‘severe and persistent antisemitic bullying’

(KRON) -- A federal complaint claims students and teachers at Berkeley Unified School District are practicing “antisemitic bullying,” much of which relates to the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. For example, a Berkeley High School history teacher allegedly called Israel an “apartheid” state, and whilst trying to find articles that oppose the apartheid narrative, the teacher called the narrative “laughable.”   “The eruption of antisemitism in Berke…

Berkeley Public Schools Hit With Federal Complaint Over ‘Severe and Persistent’ Anti-Semitic Bullying

A public school district in Berkeley, California, was hit with a federal complaint on Wednesday alleging it has failed to stem an escalating series of anti-Semitic incidents that include hallway chants of "kill the Jews" and anti-Semitic teacher rants in support of the Hamas terror group. The Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) "knowingly allowed its K-12 campuses to become viciously hostile environments for Jewish and Israeli students," acc…