Once a last resort, Title VI antisemitism complaints are now the ‘Wild West’ for Jews on campus

(JTA) – When a Missouri school district recently received notice that it was the subject of a federal investigation related to antisemitism, its superintendent was as shocked as anyone.

“Honestly, it was a surprise to me when I saw that,” Brandon Eggleston said of the moment on Jan. 2 when the U.S. Department of Education informed Seneca School District that it was opening a Title VI civil rights case into its treatment of Jewish students.

Seneca is a rural district located just south of Joplin, on the border with Oklahoma. There are no synagogues and few Jewish…