Seattle Public Schools Must Stop Allowing Antisemitism to Spread

Across the Seattle Public Schools (SPS) district, Jewish students and families have raised alarm about a surge of antisemitic harassment that administrators have failed to meaningfully confront. In multiple schools—including high-profile cases at Nathan Hale High School—students reported slurs, threats, swastika graffiti, and hostile environments linked to tensions after the October 7, 2023 conflict in the Middle East, yet SPS officials did not stop the behavior or adequately protect affected students. Community pressure has grown as parents share stories of classrooms where bigoted language went unchallenged and requests for serious intervention were met with inaction, leaving Jewish students and their families feeling unsafe and unheard. Meanwhile, broader concerns persist about how district policies are applied in practice, with critics arguing that responses to antisemitism often lag far behind those for other types of harassment.

In response to this ongoing climate of unchecked bias and institutional indifference, Seattle Litigation Group, PLLC has filed a federal lawsuit to hold SPS accountable for failing to stop antisemitism and to urge systemic reform. If you’re searching for civil litigation attorneys near me, contingency lawyers near me, or are thinking, “I need a lawyer to sue” a school district, experienced litigation attorneys and civil lawyers who work on contingency at Seattle Litigation Group, PLLC can help you explore your options.