Complaint Alleges Nation’s Largest Teachers Union Allowed Anti-Semitism to Spread in Public Schools

A Washington-based human rights organization today filed a federal complaint against the National Education Association (NEA), alleging the teachers’ union discriminated against its Jewish members and promoted a hostile environment throughout K–12 public schools.

The Louis D. Brandeis Center Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism filed the charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. It cites several anti-Semitic incidents that took place during the NEA’s annual meeting last year, in addition to a pattern of discrimination where the union, with more than 3 million members, denied Jewish members opportunities for leadership, mentorship, grievance, and training.