Trump admin claims Columbia violated Jewish students' rights, threatens school's accreditation

The Trump administration said Wednesday that it has notified the accreditor for Columbia University that the school violated federal anti-discrimination laws, threatening the university's accreditation status by saying it "no longer appears to meet the Commissions accreditation standards."

The Trump administration said Wednesday that it has notified the accreditor for Columbia University that the school violated federal anti-discrimination laws, threatening the university's accreditation status by saying it "no longer appears to meet the Commissions accreditation standards."

The Education Department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights "determined that Columbia University acted with deliberate indifference towards the harassment of Jewish students, thereby violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964," the Education Department said in a statement.

After an investigation that began in February, the departments found Columbia "failed to meaningfully protect Jewish students against severe and pervasive harassment on Columbia's campus and consequently denied these students' equal access to educational opportunities to which they are entitled under the law," the Education Department said.

The Trump administration said the Ivy League university has been in violation since the war in the Middle East began on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists invaded Israel, killing more than 1,200 people and taking hundreds more hostage. Israel's retaliation on the Gaza Strip has killed more than 54,000 people.

Columbia said in a statement that it is "aware of the concerns raised by the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights today" and that it has "addressed those concerns directly" with its accreditor.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/education/trump-administration-claims-columbia-violated-title-vi-threatening-sch-rcna211028


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