Judge scolds Cooper Union for legal defense that students under siege by protesters should have hidden: '2023-not 1943'

A judge criticized Cooper Union for suggesting that Jewish students should have hidden from protesters during campus unrest following the Hamas attack. The judge emphasized that it is the college's obligation to protect students, not their responsibility to escape. In a ruling, he stated that the events took place in 2023, contrasting it with 1943, declaring that Title VI requires universities to safeguard Jewish students from harassment. The judge also condemned the school's insufficient response statement after the attack, highlighting the gravity of the situation.

The Court is dismayed by Cooper Union's suggestion that the Jewish students should have hidden upstairs or left the building...

Read at New York Post