TAMPA, Fla. — The University of Tampa (UT) and Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) are facing investigations by the U.S. Department of Education over alleged discrimination incidents.

What You Need To Know

  • The University of Tampa (UT) and Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) are facing investigations by the U.S. Department of Education over alleged discrimination incidents

  • The U.S. Department of Education has been keeping a close eye on campuses as tension heats up in the Israel-Hamas war

  • The development follows last week’s announcement that the U.S. Department of Education was investigating six high-profile universities over complaints of antisemitism and Islamophobia

The U.S. Department of Education has been keeping a close eye on campuses as tension heats up in the Israel-Hamas war.

The development follows last week’s announcement that the U.S. Department of Education was investigating six high-profile universities over complaints of antisemitism and Islamophobia.

HCPS was added to that growing list on Tuesday, and UT was added on Monday.

K-12 schools and colleges and universities could risk losing federal funding if they don’t comply with the U.S. Department of Education’s recommendations following its investigation.

Spectrum Bay News 9 reached out to the U.S. Department of Education, which said it would not comment on open investigations.

UT provided the following statement on Tuesday:

“Yesterday, The University of Tampa was made aware of a Department of Education request for information. This request stems from an incident that occurred in September, which was addressed by the University. This occurred prior to the recent Israel-Hamas hostilities. The University is fully cooperating with the request for information, but cannot comment further due to student privacy laws.”