A report by the U.S. Department of Education released on Friday highlights a dramatic 1,803% increase in complaints of anti-Semitic discrimination in the education system during President Joe Biden’s tenure. The most significant rise occurred after October 7, the report notes.
Specific incidents include reports from Philadelphia district schools of Nazi salutes, swastika drawings, anti-Semitic slurs, death threats against Jewish students and students dressing as Nazis. At the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), more than 150 protests were reported in October 2023 alone.