Jewish FIT Student Can Remain Anonymous for Now in Bias Lawsuit

A Jewish Fashion Institute of Technology student alleging the school discriminated against her can conceal her identity for now, but the issue will be revisited after FIT is served.

Revealing the student’s identity at this stage could subject her to the same emotional distress and reputational damage she alleges in her complaint, Judge John P. Cronan of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York said in a Tuesday order.

The student alleged that while walking to FIT’s campus for class in February last year, a non-FIT student handed her a flyer that contained “false and ...