Biden Ed Department Approves Another Toothless Anti-Semitism Settlement, This Time With Rutgers
3rd January 2025
President Joe Biden’s Department of Education reached an agreement Thursday with Rutgers University to settle civil rights complaints alleging that Jewish students faced discrimination on campus since October 2023. The school didn’t admit wrongdoing and agreed only to underwhelming measures, such as reviewing its nondiscrimination policies.
In the resolution, Rutgers agreed to “provide training” to campus police officers and “employees responsible for investigating complaints and other reports of discrimination.” The school also agreed to conduct “listening sessions” and “develop a climate assessment” meant to evaluate “the extent to which students and/or employees are subjected to, or witness discrimination, including harassment, based on national origin, including shared Jewish, Israeli, Palestinian, Arab, and/or Muslim ancestry.”
“Rutgers has reached a voluntary agreement with the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights to continue to take steps to clarify, communicate, and review its policies and procedures related to discrimination and harassment, especially around national origin,” a university spokeswoman told the Washington Free Beacon. “The Rutgers community stands firmly against discrimination and harassment in all its forms, and the university will always strive to strengthen the policies and practices that protect our students, faculty, and staff. Rutgers is grateful to the Office of Civil Rights for its guidance.”
The agreement settled three civil rights complaints but involved nearly 400 reports of discrimination against Jewish students. In one instance, an anti-Israel protester identified where a Jewish student lived and called for him to be killed. In another, a swastika was drawn on a Jewish student’s dorm room door.