Jewish Student Sues University for Antisemitism

0:00It's April 24th. This is Calgary News Today, driven by AI. A Jewish student at Toronto Metropolitan University is suing the school for more than $1.3 million, claiming it let anti-Semitism. Run wild after the October 7th, 2023 attacks in Israel, creating a toxic environment for her and other Jewish kids on campus. She filed the updated lawsuit on March 13th in Ontario Superior Court, asking for $1 million in punitive damages, $300,000 in general damages, and better enforcement of school policies against harassment. The suit says the university ignored repeated violations of its own rules on conduct and discrimination since those attacks. Meanwhile, the university insists it takes anti-Semitism seriously, reviews every complaint and investigates properly but won't comment on the case, while it's in court. Shortz, whose in her third year studying child in youth care, says she joined a pro-Israel

1:00group last September and faced threats like hostile, slogans at rallies, and menacing social media posts from another student club. The impact hit hard. She stopped going to classes in person after a scary incident on November 5th, 2025, and now plans to transfer schools next fall, feeling unsafe there. She's speaking out to help other Jewish students who feel alone. This joins a wave of similar lawsuits against Canadian universities like Queens, UBC, and McMaster, all alleging failures to protect Jewish students, post-October 7th. Groups like the Center for Israel and Jewish Affairs back her, warning that anti-Semitism is pushing Jews out of campus life, and she urges kids to. It's safe for schools, unless the program is one of a kind.