Students committing the hateful acts will now have them documented in their file.
As antisemitic incidents have multiplied in Montgomery County Public Schools, officials are hoping stronger penalties for students and required sessions for their parents will help prevent further problems.Students who commit hateful acts now will have them documented in their file, Superintendent Monifa B. McKnight announced Wednesday, and their parents will be brought in for follow-up conversations. Community towns halls will also be conducted if the incidents persist.
Earlier this year, several schools reported finding swastikas drawn on desks, and it was reported that two members of the Walt Whitman High School debate team allegedly made comments about burning Jewish people — including fellow debate team members — at the stake. committed to a town hall in partnership with JCRC to discuss the antisemitic incidents that have happened on school grounds.Guila Franklin Siegel, JCRC’s associate director, said the organization has heard from Jewish students and parents in recent weeks that they have lost confidence in the school system’s handling of the
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