Preventing Antisemitic Harassment on Campus: New Rules and Penalties
This bill aims to strengthen protections for students against religious, especially antisemitic, discrimination and harassment at higher education institutions. It introduces new definitions and financial penalties for institutions that fail to adequately address such incidents, ensuring a safer learning environment for all.
Key points
Extends protection against discrimination in federally funded programs to include discrimination based on religion.
Imposes severe financial penalties on universities that fail to prevent antisemitic discrimination two or three times within a 5-year period.
Institutions found in violation must notify all enrolled students, faculty, and staff of the finding.
Defines antisemitism as a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred, directed at individuals, their property, or Jewish institutions.
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