
The director of the Jewish Studies Center at Hunter College in New York City has filed a federal lawsuit against the institution, alleging that pervasive antisemitism on campus has created a "hostile work environment" for Jewish faculty and students. Professor Leah Garrett claims that the administration’s lack of response to anti-Israel demonstrations following the October 7 attacks has exacerbated the issue, leaving her and others on the campus vulnerable. Hunter College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, the largest urban university system in the United States, has faced scrutiny for its handling of similar issues in the past. A spokesperson for the college declined to comment on the ongoing litigation but emphasized that the institution “does not tolerate antisemitism or hate of any kind." 2 View gallery Professor Leah Garrett filed a lawsuit against Hunter College ( Photo: Hunter College ) The lawsuit details how, in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks, protests erupted across the Upper East Side campus, where participants displayed posters depicting blood dripping from a Star of David and chanted slogans calling for the expulsion of Zionists. Garrett alleges that, despite repeated pleas to the college administration to address these incidents, no meaningful action was taken. Garrett, who has served as the center’s director since 2018, describes the environment as one where Jewish students and faculty feel increasingly unsafe. One incident cited in the lawsuit involved swastikas scrawled on posters of Israeli hostages displayed around campus in November 2023. Garrett claims that, while she immediately reported the graffiti, the administration delayed removing it for hours, citing bureaucratic and legal hurdles. Protests erupted across the Upper East Side campus, where participants displayed posters depicting blood dripping from a Star of David and chanted slogans calling for the expulsion of Zionists Adding to the hostile climate, Garrett’s photograph was reportedly circulated on social media by an anti-Israel student organization. The lawsuit also mentions threatening messages she received, including one stating that “Satanists are more moral than Jews.” Garrett contends that the administration failed to take adequate steps to ensure her safety or to address the rising tensions on campus. According to Garrett, the administration’s inaction has left her to navigate the challenges alone, forcing her to act as the primary advocate for Jewish students and faculty in an increasingly adversarial environment. “I was horrified and distraught to see that immediately after October 7, there was a pervasive and constant series of antisemitic incidents that my students, my faculty, and I had to endure,” she said. The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, accuses the college of violating Garrett’s civil rights and breaching her employment contract. It seeks damages, with the amount to be determined at trial. Garrett is represented by the Lawfare Project and the law firm Alston & Bird. The situation has drawn attention from local leaders, including City Councilman Kalman Yeger, who recently co-authored a letter to CUNY Chancellor Felix Matos Rodríguez, criticizing the university system for its handling of antisemitism on its campuses. “Hopefully, this lawsuit will shine a bright light on yet another CUNY dumpster fire”, Yeger remarked. 2 View gallery Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian protests take place at UCLA( ( Photo: Michael Marom) ) In a related development, the U.S. Department of Education has reached an agreement with the University of California system, including UCLA, following complaints filed by Jewish and Muslim students regarding discrimination and harassment during protests surrounding the Gaza conflict. The complaints, which were investigated across several campuses, highlighted allegations of antisemitic and anti-Arab behavior , particularly during the spring protests. Get the Ynetnews app on your smartphone: Google Play : https://bit.ly/4eJ37pE | Apple App Store : https://bit.ly/3ZL7iNv According to the Department's Office for Civil Rights, the universities' responses to the complaints were neither timely nor effective. As part of the agreement, the universities have committed to improving their reporting systems and reviewing complaints from the past two academic years. The agreement also mandates additional training for university staff and campus police on their obligations under federal law. The protests, especially at UCLA, led to violent clashes between pro-Palestinian protesters and pro-Israel counter-protesters, prompting police intervention. Reports indicated that Jewish students were restricted from accessing certain areas, while Muslim and Palestinian students faced harassment, including doxxing and being followed on campus. The University of California system has p romised to take further steps to create a more inclusive and respectful campus environment , ensuring that all students feel safe and respected, regardless of their background or political views. >Arkansas DE Landon Jackson carted off field and taken to hospital with neck injury
Social media users are misrepresenting a , claiming that it gives schools permission to vaccinate children even if their parents do not consent. The ruling addressed a lawsuit filed by Dario and Shujen Politella against Windham Southeast School District and state officials over the mistaken vaccination of their child against COVID-19 in 2021, when he was 6 years old. A lower court had dismissed the original complaint, as well as an amended version. to the U.S. Supreme Court was filed on Nov. 19. But the ruling by Vermont’s high court is not as far-reaching as some online have claimed. In reality, it concluded that anyone the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, or PREP, Act is immune to state lawsuits. Here’s a closer look at the facts. CLAIM: The Vermont Supreme Court ruled that schools can vaccinate children against their parents’ wishes. THE FACTS: The claim stems from by the Vermont Supreme Court, which found that anyone the PREP Act is immune to state lawsuits, including the officials named in the Politella’s suit. The ruling does not authorize schools to vaccinate children at their discretion. According to the lawsuit, the Politella’s son — referred to as L.P. — was given one dose of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic held at Academy School in Brattleboro even though his father, Dario, told the school’s assistant principal a few days before that his son was not to receive a vaccination. In what officials described as a mistake, L.P. was removed from class and had a “handwritten label” put on his shirt with the name and date of birth of another student, L.K., who had already been vaccinated that day. L.P. was then vaccinated. Ultimately, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled that officials involved in the case could not be sued. “We conclude that the PREP Act immunizes every defendant in this case and this fact alone is enough to dismiss the case,” the Vermont Supreme Court’s ruling reads. “We conclude that when the federal PREP Act immunizes a defendant, the PREP Act bars all state-law claims against that defendant as a matter of law.” , enacted by Congress in 2005, authorizes the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to issue a declaration in the event of a public health emergency providing immunity from liability for activities related to medical countermeasures, such as the administration of a vaccine, except in cases of “willful misconduct” that result in “death or serious physical injury.” A declaration against COVID-19 on March 17, 2020. It is on Dec. 31. Federals suits claiming willful misconduct are filed in Washington. Social media users described the Vermont Supreme Court’s ruling as having consequences beyond what it actually says. “The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled that schools can force-vaccinate children for Covid against the wishes of their parents,” reads one X post that had been liked and shared approximately 16,600 times as of Tuesday. “The high court ruled on a case involving a 6-year-old boy who was forced to take a Covid mRNA injection by his school. However, his family had explicitly stated that they didn’t want their child to receive the ‘vaccines.’” Other users alleged that the ruling gives schools permission to give students any vaccine without parental consent, not just ones for COVID-19. Rod Smolla, president of the Vermont Law and Graduate School and an expert on constitutional law, told The Associated Press that the ruling “merely holds that the federal statute at issue, the PREP Act, preempts state lawsuits in cases in which officials mistakenly administer a vaccination without consent.” “Nothing in the Vermont Supreme Court opinion states that school officials can vaccinate a child against the instructions of the parent,” he wrote in an email. Asked whether the claims spreading online have any merit, Ronald Ferrara, an attorney representing the Politellas, told the AP that although the ruling doesn’t say schools can vaccinate students regardless of parental consent, officials could interpret it to mean that they could get away with doing so under the PREP Act, at least when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines. He explained that the seeks to clarify whether the Vermont Supreme Court interpreted the PREP Act beyond what Congress intended. “The Politella’s fundamental liberty interest to decide whether their son should receive elective medical treatment was denied by agents of the State and School,” he wrote in an email to the AP. “The Vermont Court misconstrues the scope of PREP Act immunity (which is conditioned upon informed consent for medical treatments unapproved by FDA), to cover this denial of rights and its underlying battery.” Ferrara added that he was not aware of the claims spreading online, but that he “can understand how lay people may conflate the court’s mistaken grant of immunity for misconduct as tantamount to blessing such misconduct.”Top eight advance directly to Round of 16. Teams ranked 9-24 will compete in knockout round play-offs to determine the remaining spots in the last 16. 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NoneStock market today: Rising tech stocks pull Wall Street to another recordFocus, the end-of-year meeting place for the international production community, returns Dec. 10 to 11 in London. The 10th edition remains free to attend for industry professionals and gathers thousands of attendees across film, TV, advertising, animation, games and XR. “Last year was our biggest event by quite a margin,” says Jean-Frederic Garcia, managing director of Focus. “What we managed to do was to increase not only the numbers but, according to a post-conference survey, also increase the satisfaction. I am pleased to say the 10th edition will be the biggest we’ve ever done.” This year’s edition sees some changes in format, including the distribution of talks and sessions across targeted stages to further hone discussions and help attendees find the sessions best suited to their needs. The three stages are named Business & Leadership, Craft & Creativity and Tech & Innovation. Focus is also introducing “In Brief,” a new format consisting of 10-minute presentations on topics like new technologies and traditional crafts. “A priority for us is the quality of attendance. We have deployed resources to it,” Garcia says, adding that accreditation will be closely controlled to maintain standards. “We want to make sure that people coming to the show feel taken care of.” Among highlights are the British Film Commission’s locations masterclass on “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” Jason Solomons’ conversation with “True Detective” producer Sam Breckman, and an in-depth lecture on AI through an examination of Robert Zemeckis’ “Here,” titled “Generation AI Is ‘Here’: The Science and Art Behind Robert Zemeckis’ Groundbreaking Feature.” If last year’s conference focused on the overarching theme of AI, Garcia says this year sees special attention paid to adaptability and flexibility. “If you look at the way our sessions are structured, they are either about adaptability to a new world — be it new funding avenues or audience sustainability — and flexibility, because there is a great need for malleability in this day and age.” Still, AI continues to be the topic of great discussion, with Garcia stating Focus wants to think about “harnessing AI to create a balance with traditional craft.” He adds: “It’s been a very difficult year and a half but it made us realize how resilient the industry is. Our industry is adaptable and can reinvent itself. We need to look at the future and think of where things might go.” Elsewhere, Garcia is proud to have made strides with the participation of U.K. studios, having significantly upped their presence at the conference, and the arrival of new countries taking part at Focus this year. “Japan is coming and so are Hungary and Tunisia. The pool expansion is great.” “I’m looking forward to the conference this year because of all the changes we’ve made,” he concludes. “We have honed our focus on the three pillars of conference, exhibition and networking, and have truly nurtured the possibilities of connection.” Sign up for . For the latest news, follow us on , , and .Rice builds up big lead early, hangs on to beat USF 35-28
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Washington State launched a “Domestic Violent Extremism and Mass Violence Task Force” spearheaded by the Attorney General’s (AG) Office — and its first meeting is Friday. The AG’s Office was granted $247,000 in the state’s 2024 budget to create a “public health” approach for tackling “extremism and mass violence,” according to Washington State Senate Bill (SB) 5950, which became effective in March. Washington’s Attorney General is Bob Ferguson , and he won his bid to be the state’s next governor . The money awarded to the AG’s office is for the 2025 fiscal year. The legislation states that the AG must work with the department of health to appoint at least 10 people to the task force. (RELATED: Washington State Enacts Law Forcing K-12 Schools To Teach LGBTQ History) The members include community organizations, law enforcement groups and “public health and nonprofit organizations” that combat the effects of mass violence and extremism, according to the bill. 🚨WA: Ferguson got his “domestic violent extremism” task force through the 2024 budget passed by #waleg The Attorney General’s office was awarded $247,000 in the 2024 budget to create a task force to devise a statewide approach to combating political extremism and mass violence.... pic.twitter.com/2nvMI0ZNwF — Julie “Florida Woman” Barrett (@juliecbarrett) November 20, 2024 After the task force’s first meeting in November it will send a preliminary report to the governor and certain legislative committees by June in addition to a “final report” by December 2026. The latter report must contain recommendations for creating a “comprehensive framework.” The Daily Caller reached out to the AG’s office for comment and information on the task force’s members but has not heard back. The task force is similar to an outline in a 2023 proposal. The bill, HB 1333, would have created a commission consisting of members from various minority groups. The original text wanted the task force to include representatives from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). (RELATED: Blue State Doled Out Over $330 Million From COVID Funds To Illegal Immigrants) However, the ACLU representative was removed via a committee amendment, according to Clark County Today . HB 1333 anyone? https://t.co/gDxVxDE9sL — Washington State Political Watch (@WApolwatch) September 18, 2023 The bill was in response to a 2022 report on domestic terrorism from Ferguson’s office. The first recommendation of the report was to create a commission designed to respond to DVE (domestic violent extremism) using a public health model. The public health model focuses on addressing the roots of “radicalization,” addressing its impacts and deradicalizing “extremist groups,” the document reads. “Secondary prevention refers to efforts to mitigate the impacts of already radicalized people and groups, primarily through surveillance, monitoring, arrest, interruption of plots, barricading of doors, hardening of soft targets, etc.,” the study explains. (RELATED: ‘Bomb Cyclone’ Tears Across Northwest, Killing Two And Triggering Power Outages) Washington will be the first state in the country to implement a public health approach to address DVE, according to the report. Dare to disagree with the Government? Democrats want to set up a commission to investigate you. HB 1333 is a direct assault on free speech and a major abuse of power. Comment against this bill here: https://t.co/6Z8KlkHB9d — Washington State GOP (@WAGOP) January 25, 2023 The report is similar to President Biden’s 2021 “National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism,” citing the intelligence community’s assessment that domestic violent extremists (DVEs) threatened homeland security. The document claimed developments including “narratives of fraud” and “conditions related to the COVID-19 pandemic” would likely result in violence. The task force is not the only step Washington has taken to address “extremism.” The state is also rolling out a “hate crime hotline” in three counties, and it has established an advisory committee on “hate crimes and bias incidents.” The Task Force is meeting on Nov. 22 and people can watch the meeting via Zoom or in person to give their input.
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