By Rene Marsh and Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Education has launched investigations into seven schools, including Cornell University, Columbia University and University of Pennsylvania, after receiving complaints about alleged incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia.
WASHINGTON >> The federal government has opened civil rights investigations into seven schools and universities over allegations of antisemitism or Islamophobia since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.
By Rene Marsh and Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Education has launched investigations into seven schools after receiving complaints about alleged incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia, an administration official tells CNN.
The University of Pennsylvania and Lafayette College are among several schools under investigation for alleged antisemitism and Islamophobia amid the Israel-Hamas War, the U.S. Department of Education announced.
The assistant secretary for civil rights at the Education Department cautioned that just because a school is under investigation “does not reflect a conclusion that the law has been violated.”
In its announcement, the Education Department said five complaints involve alleged antisemitic harassment and two involve anti-Muslim harassment on campuses across the country.
The federal government has opened civil rights investigations at seven schools and universities over allegations of antisemitism or Islamophobia since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.
If the schools are found to have violated federal nondiscrimination law and don't remedy the issue, they could lose federal funding or face Justice Department action.
The Department of Education is reportedly opening investigations into seven different schools over allegations of antisemitism and Islamophobia. The investigations come weeks after the war between Israel and Hamas began.
Columbia, Cornell and Cooper Union are among seven schools being investigated by the Department of Education over complaints of alleged incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia, according to a re…
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