The Department of Education (ED) on Thursday announced an investigation into the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) over allegations of discrimination against Jewish students.
ED’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) said it received reports that some NYCDOE employees have formed a group called “NYC Educators for Palestine.” OCR said the reports allege that the group has organized several teaching seminars about “Palestine, Zionism, and Resistance” and has taught children as young as five about “contemporary and historical Palestinian resistance,” and that Zionists are “genocidal white supremacists.” The group is also accused of supporting the federally designated terrorist organization Hamas and its “martyrs,” ED said in a press release.
ED said OCR has received complaints that the group has sown “hostility and hatred” toward Jewish students and has potentially created a “hostile environment.” ED said the investigation is to determine whether or not NYCDOE has violated Title VI of
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