A Washington-based human rights organization today filed a federal complaint against the National Education Association (NEA), alleging that 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 cited several anti-Semitic incidents that took place during the NEA’s annual meeting last year, as well as a pattern of discrimination in which the union, with more than 3 million members, denied Jewish members opportunities for leadership, mentorship, grievance, and training.
