The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is opening a complaint to investigate allegations of anti-Semitism against the Bay County, Florida, School District, the department said in a May 8 statement.
“OCR launched this investigation based on claims that the District was aware of antisemitic harassment in its schools, but failed to take effective measures to prevent it from continuing,” the Department of Education said.
OCR will be determining whether the school district violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Title VI prohibits discrimination on the basis of national origin, race, or color in any program or activity that receives federal financial assistance. If a recipient is found to have engaged in discriminatory actions, the funding agency can either terminate the funding or refer the matter to the Department of Justice for legal action….