StandWithUs Title VI Complaint Against Lake Washington School District Prompts Investigation by Department of Education

(Seattle, WA — March 19, 2025) – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened for investigation a federal Title VI complaint filed by StandWithUs Saidoff Legal against the Lake Washington School District (LWSD), which the complaint alleges has ignored and enabled rampant antisemitism. LWSD is located in King County, Washington, […]

Santa Ana Public Schools Prevented from Teaching Anti-Semitic Ethnic Studies

School District Settles Lawsuit Brought by Brandeis Center, ADL, and AJC Alleging Ethnic Studies Courses were Developed in Secret and Infected with Anti-Semitism (Santa Ana, Calif., February 20, 2025) – Major Jewish organizations on February 20 announced that the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought against the school […]

Exciting Resolutions to Title VI Investigations at Four Major US Universities!

Department of Education Resolves Title VI Complaints Filed by StandWithUs (Los Angeles, February, 2025) — In the final days of President Biden’s administration, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) concluded its investigations into four federal Title VI complaints filed by StandWithUs and its partner organization, the StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice […]

Brandeis Center/ADL/StandWithUs Expand Helpline on Antisemitism in K-12 Schools to Massachusetts and New York

(Boston, MA, September 30, 2024)  –. The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), and StandWithUs, along with a coalition of leading law firms, on September 30 announced the launch of a helpline in K-12 schools to provide pro bono legal assistance to parents whose children are experiencing antisemitism […]

StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department Files Amicus Brief in Lawsuit Seeking to Hold UNRWA Accountable for October 7 Terrorism

StandWithUs filed an amicus brief in the Southern District of New York on September 20, 2024, along with the Raul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, in support of a lawsuit recently filed against UNRWA by Israelis alleging UNRWA’s aiding and abetting the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel. StandWithUs’ amicus brief argues UNRWA is not entitled […]

Press Release: StandWithUs Files Title VI Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against SUNY Purchase for Egregious Antisemitic Targeting by Student Government, Enabled by Administration

Los Angeles, CA –  The StandWithUs Saidoff Legal Department, a division of StandWithUs, along with a current student and a recent graduate, filed a federal Title VI complaint with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on August 20, 2024. The complaint alleges that Purchase College, State University of New York (“SUNY Purchase” […]

Title VI Complaint Filed Against SUNY Purchase by StandWithUs

StandWithUs Files Title VI Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against SUNY Purchase for Egregious Antisemitic Targeting by Student Government Leadership, Enabled by Administration. Read press release HERE.

Dallas district allegedly retaliated against Jewish student after Title VI probe

A teacher “specifically mentioned the complaint” when the co-complainant was in the room and “insinuated it had something to do with him,” according to the StandWithUS NGO. Jewish News Syndicate | July 22, 2024 Photo courtesy of Shutterstock A Jewish student in Dallas was subjected to retaliation by a teacher over a U.S. Department of […]

StandWithUs Urges Northwestern University Trustees to Nullify Unlawful Agreement Giving In to Encampment Agitators

Legal opinion by Kasowitz Law Firm on behalf of StandWithUs claims Northwestern leadership’s actions are unlawful and urges the Board of Trustees to invalidate the agreement that places Northwestern’s values, reputation, standing and endowment in jeopardy. Los Angeles, CA, July 1, 2024 – StandWithUs, utilizing the legal counsel of Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, sent a legal demand letter to the trustees of […]

Follow up Letter to StandWithUs Title VI in Dallas School District

StandWithUs Alerts Dallas Independent School District to Retaliatory Actions Taken Against Jewish Student Civil Rights Complainants, and Urges the District to Proactively Address Antisemitism Before the New School Year Begins View the official letter below. To navigate, simply use the arrows to flip through pages, and utilize the toolbar for additional options such as fullscreen […]

Press Release: Department of Education OCR Resolves SWU’s Title VI Complaint Against Hunter College, CUNY

(June 17, 2024 – New York, NY) – On June 17, 2024, StandWithUs was pleased to learn that the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has resolved a Title VI Civil Rights complaint filed in November 2021, along with three students, against Hunter College, a CUNY school.  StandWithUs’ complaint  alleged a pervasively hostile […]

Title VI Civil Rights Complaint Filed Against Dallas Independent School District

Jewish students at Hillcrest High School face ongoing Harassment, intimidation, marginalization and discrimination. Read the official complaint sent to the Department of Education below. To navigate, simply use the arrows to flip through pages, and utilize the toolbar for additional options such as zooming or fullscreen mode. Read the press release HERE.

Title VI Complaint Filed Against Ohio State by StandWithUs, ADL & Brandeis Center

StandWithUs, ADL & Brandeis Center File Title VI Complaint Against Ohio State, Alleging Pervasive Antisemitic Climate for Jewish Students. Read the official complaint sent to the Department of Education below. To navigate, simply use the arrows to flip through pages, and utilize the toolbar for additional options such as zooming or fullscreen mode. Read our […]

Press Release: StandWithUs, ADL & Brandeis Center File Title VI Complaint Against Ohio State, Alleging Pervasive Antisemitic Climate for Jewish Students

Complaint claims OSU repeatedly failed to address incidents, leaving students vulnerable New York, NY, April 9, 2024  … Three Jewish defense organizations today submitted a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) against Ohio State University, alleging that the university has failed to address the severe discrimination and harassment of Jewish […]

Press Release: StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice Files Title VI Complaint Against UC Davis

Federal complaint describes a pervasively hostile and antisemitic campus climate at UC Davis, details incidents of unlawful discrimination and harassment against Jews (Davis, CA — April 1, 2024)  – StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice (SCLJ) on April 1, 2024,  filed a federal Title VI complaint with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights on […]

Middlebury College Tries to Cover Up its Disturbing Response to Antisemitism Charges in StandWithUs’ Title VI Filing

On February 16, 2024,  StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice (SCLJ ) filed a Title VI  federal complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, detailing how Middlebury College showed deliberate indifference to its Jewish students’ complaints of a hostile, antisemitic campus environment. In the days since, the College has posted and reposted […]

StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice Files Title VI Complaint Against Middlebury College Detailing Pervasive Antisemitism

A federal Title VI complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights unveiled on February 16 details of how Jewish students at Middlebury College, who reported to the administration concerns about a pervasively hostile campus climate for Jews since October 7, 2023, were met with unlawful and disparate treatment by the […]

Press Release: StandWithUs Center for Legal Justice Files Title VI Complaint Against Middlebury College Detailing Pervasive Antisemitism

( Middlebury, Vermont — February 16, 2024) A federal Title VI complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights unveiled on February 16 details of how Jewish students at Middlebury College, who reported to the administration concerns about a pervasively hostile campus climate for Jews since October 7, 2023, were met […]