Boulder school district settles civil rights complaint over antisemitic harassment

The Boulder Valley School District settled a federal civil rights complaint this week with the Anti-Defamation League and the family of a Jewish Southern Hills Middle School student over antisemitic harassment and bullying allegations.

“The details of the abuse inflicted on the middle schooler here in BVSD were incredibly hard to hear,” said BVSD superintendent Rob Anderson, in a written statement. “I have not only offered my sincerest apologies for what this student endured, but vowed to take immediate action, not only to resolve the complaint, but to take substantial, systemic steps to address harassment, bullying and antisemitism in BVSD.”

According to the terms of the settlement, BVSD will begin to address antisemitic harassment and discrimination in the schools, including creating a new executive-level role to handle all complaints under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color or national origin.

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