NEW YORK -- A group of Columbia University students on Thursday filed a federal civil rights complaint against the school, accusing the university of discrimination against Palestinian students and pro-Palestinian protesters.The organization Palestine Legal says they are representing four students and the student group Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine in the complaint filed with the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.
Now, the administration will also allow students to take final exams virtually if they request it.'I left campus 'cause I didn't feel safe and it was also the holiday of Passover,' said student Andrew Stein.Stein and Jonathan Lederer just returned to school after they say they say they were assaulted during a protest on campus over the weekend.'Someone threw a rock at my head, so I was physically assaulted on campus and NYPD couldn't come on campus.
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