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Berkeley Schools Chief Testifies Before Congress on Antisemitism

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A Black woman in a red dress sits in front of a microphone.
Enikia Ford Morthel, superintendent of the Berkeley Unified School District, listens during a hearing with subcommittee members of the House Education and the Workforce Committee on May 8, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

A full transcript will be available 1–2 workdays after the episode’s publication.

On Wednesday, Berkeley Unified School District Superintendent Enikia Ford Morthel testified before Congress on the district’s handling of antisemitism allegations in public schools.

The hearing comes after a group of Jewish parents, along with the Brandeis Center and Anti-Defamation League, filed a federal complaint in February alleging “severe” antisemitism in the district. However, many pro-Palestinian parents, educators and students have pushed back, arguing that the complaint unfairly conflates critiques of Israel with antisemitism.


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