Jewish, Muslim UConn students detail discrimination in 76 bias complaints NBC Connecticut [Video]

As students return to the University of Connecticut, Muslims and Jewish students want to know what the school is doing to protect them.  

Both groups of students say they faced discrimination and hate speech on campus, as detailed in 76 bias complaints filed during the war in Gaza.  

“I think there is an anti-Muslim problem on campus,” said Muneeb Syed, president of the UConn Muslim Student Association.  

The 76 complaints, obtained through a Freedom of Information request, are just a portion of the total number of bias complaints filed last school year, but all are directed at Muslim, pro-Palestinian or Jewish students. 

Students say the documents are a sign UConn needs to address the problem with fall semester classes starting Monday.  

“I feel very worried about returning to school,” UConn Hillel peer educator Haley Janush said.  

The complaints don’t detail 76 separate incidents, as some public events on campus sparked …