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X-WR-CALNAME:Attorney General Todd Rokita warns college officials: Hateful 
 antisemitic acts against Jewish students will not be tolerated on campus
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DESCRIPTION:Attorney General Todd Rokita warns college officials: Hateful a
 ntisemitic acts against Jewish students will not be tolerated on campus\n\
 nFollowing months of campus protests sometimes featuring troubling anti-Je
 wish propaganda\, Attorney General Todd Rokita warned college officials th
 ey are duty-bound to enforce Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by c
 ombating all forms of antisemitism on their campuses — or risk losing th
 eir federal funding.\n\n"My team and I are deeply committed to ending anti
 semitism in all forms\,” Attorney General Rokita wrote in a letter to co
 llege officials. “Some Indiana colleges and universities boast large pop
 ulations of Jewish students. If these students face antisemitism on campus
  without corrective measures\, they may bring an action under Title VI aga
 inst your university by alleging a hostile environment or retaliation.”\
 n\nViolent and disruptive protests have rocked campuses coast to coast fol
 lowing last year’s deadly attack on Israel by the terrorist group Hamas.
  Although the 2023-24 academic year is wrapping up\, the potential persist
 s for continued campus protests — and continued antisemitic agitation. \
 n\nTitle VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based
  on “race\, color\, and national origin” in programs and activities th
 at receive federal financial assistance. Indiana state-run higher educatio
 nal institutions receive federal funding and are therefore subject to Titl
 e VI. \n\nAttorney General Rokita also reminded college officials they mus
 t ensure that student groups do not materially support foreign terrorist o
 rganizations. House Enrolled Act 1179\, which takes effect July 1\, 2024\,
  requires state educational institutions to adopt policies to prohibit pro
 viding funds or other resources to foreign terrorist organizations or stat
 e sponsors of terror.\n\nThose who would incite violence or commit crimina
 l acts may not hide behind the First Amendment to avoid culpability\, Atto
 rney General Rokita added.\n\n“Protecting our Jewish students requires a
 ccountability on the university’s part. I strongly encourage them to enf
 orce university codes of conduct and the law when necessary to put an end 
 to antisemitism and the promotion of terrorism on your campuses\,” Attor
 ney General Rokita said. “That way we can ensure that all students\, inc
 luding our Jewish brothers and sisters\, are safe and have an equal access
  to education.”\n\nAttached is the letter sent to Indiana’s public hig
 her educational institutions.\n\nA headshot of Attorney General Rokita is 
 available online.  \n\n###\n\nBall State Antisemitism Letter.pdf
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