The Department of Education’s (DOEd) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released the results of an investigation into the University of Vermont (UVM), which found that the university did not sufficiently respond to allegations of anti-Semitism. …

Among the incidents described in the complaint is an unidentified teaching assistant (TA) allegedly suggesting that they would give Jewish students lower grades for expressing pride in their heritage. In a series of tweets, they asked whether it is unethical “to not give [z]ionists credit for participation,” including a point reduction for students who went on a birthright trip to Israel.

The complaint claims that UVM did not respond to the incidents, creating a “hostile environment” and violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. LDB writes that Title VI “prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in educational institutions that receive federal funding.”