{"id":2669013,"date":"2026-09-24T08:54:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-makes-med-school-pay-up-for-denying-jewish-students-time-off-for-religious-days\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T08:58:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:58:54","slug":"doj-makes-med-school-pay-up-for-denying-jewish-students-time-off-for-religious-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-makes-med-school-pay-up-for-denying-jewish-students-time-off-for-religious-days\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Makes Med School Pay Up for Denying Jewish Students Time Off for Religious Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoj-makes-med-school-pay-up-for-denying-jewish-students-time-off-for-religious-days%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2669013&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee has settled a federal examination concerning alleged discrimination against its Jewish students. The Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services found that the university&#8217;s osteopathic college denied Jewish students&#8217; requests to reschedule classes and exams for religious holidays during the 2025-2026 academic year, while granting such accommodations to non-Jewish students. The university has agreed to update its absence policies to ensure religious absences are treated equally,revoke any penalties imposed during that period,and improve education on religious accommodations.The agencies emphasized the importance of fair treatment for students of all religious backgrounds and committed to preventing antisemitism and religious discrimination in educational settings.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee has reached a federal settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services following a probe into alleged discrimination against its Jewish students.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The settlement resolves a joint investigation which revealed that the Easter DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM) denied Jewish students\u2019 requests to reschedule classes and exams so they could celebrate their religious holidays during the 2025-2026 academic year, while granting requests by non-Jewish students seeking the same accommodations, the DOJ <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-announces-settlement-ending-discrimination-against-jewish-students\">announced<\/a> Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cStudents of all ethnic and religious backgrounds \u2014 including Jewish students \u2014 should receive the same treatment at our nation\u2019s universities,\u201d Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said in a statement, according to the DOJ press release. \u201cAs its Jewish students prepare this week to observe Yom Kippur, we commend Lincoln Memorial University for its swift action addressing the Department\u2019s concerns regarding discrimination and unequal treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">An LMU spokesperson told the Daily Caller News Foundation in a Wednesday statement that the university has \u201cworked for months in good faith with the Department of Justice to reach an amicable result to this investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cWe are pleased we were able to resolve this in a manner that is fair to all parties involved,\u201d the spokesperson said. \u201cOur policies are in place to maintain our high academic standards while also making sure they meet the needs of our entire diverse student body. LMU does not tolerate antisemitism or discrimination against any student.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cWe remain committed to providing an exceptional educational experience for every student,\u201d the spokesperson added. \u201cTheir success remains at the heart of our mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Under the settlement agreement, LMU-DCOM will update its absence policy to ensure that religious absences are eligible for excused status on the same basis as non-religious absences, according to the DOJ. Students whose absences are approved as excused will not face any academic or other penalties as a result of those absences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">LMU-DCOM will also provide education to students, administrators, professors, faculty and staff on the newly revised absence policy, according to the Department. Additionally, LMU will revoke all penalties previously imposed on Jewish students who were improperly denied religious accommodations during the 2025-2026 academic year, per the news release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cHHS\u2019 Office for Civil Rights is committed to eliminating antisemitism and religious discrimination\u2014a commitment we underscored earlier this month by issuing guidance on discrimination rooted in antisemitism to entities that receive HHS funding,\u201d Director Paula M. Stannard of the HHS Office for Civil Rights said in a statement, per the DOJ\u2019s press release. \u201cOur nation\u2019s future healthcare professionals should be able to pursue their training without compromising their faith or their civil rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cThrough our joint action with the Department of Justice, Lincoln Memorial University is ending practices that penalized Jewish students and will establish clear protections for religious accommodations moving forward,\u201d Stannard added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The DOJ <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-opens-investigation-lincoln-memorial-university-discrimination-against\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> in February that it had launched an investigation into LMU \u201cto determine whether the university is engaged in discrimination against its Jewish students.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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