A student at a Colorado high school allegedly wrapped a laptop charger around a Jewish student's neck and called him an antisemitic slur, according to a June 11 complaint filed by the Anti-Defamation League.The complaint alleges that school officials at Southern Hills Middle School failed to stop two years of antisemitic harassment against an eighth grader even after investigations concluded the student faced a hostile environment.The Title VI complaint details a series of antisemitic incidents that culminated in the student being called a "stupid k--e" and being strangled with the laptop cord.In April 2025, students allegedly attempted to play a game called "Jew touch tag" and said Jews were "dirty" and "contaminated," according to the complaint.PARENTS ARE FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THE SYSTEMIC ANTISEMITISM POISONING CLASSROOMSSouthern Hills Middle School in Boulder, Colorado.(Google Maps)The laptop cord incident occurred in December 2025 when a student allegedly wrapped the cord around the Jewish student's neck while he was sitting and dragged him backward from his chair while calling him a "stupid k---."The incident was severe enough that the Boulder Police Department was called to investigate, according to the complaint.In April 2026, a classmate reportedly told the student "Hitler should have killed all the Jews when he had the chance." The pattern of harassment was so severe that the student stopped wearing his Star of David necklace, according to the ADL.A Star of David necklace is shown against a dark background.
(iStock)Following the laptop cord incident, there was a safety plan and protective order put in place, but the protective order "was violated on day one," the ADL's Vice President of Litigation James Pasch told Fox News' Alicia Acuna on Tuesday.THE UNSEEN TOLL OF ANTISEMITISM: HOW HATE LEAVES LASTING SCARS ON JEWISH CHILDREN"Despite the family’s pleas for help to stop the harassment, the school district failed to effectively address it, a clear vi...