EXCL: The headmaster at the £20,000 per year King Alfred School in Golders Green, London, confirmed that an investigation has been launched into a 'deeply upsetting and offensive' phrase
King Alfred School in Golders Green confirmed an investigation was launchedA prestigious private school long favoured by celebrity parents has been rocked by an antisemitism scandal after graffiti including the phrase 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' was daubed in the girls' toilets.
Headteacher Robert Lobatto stressed that the school, whose past pupils include television presenters Jonathan Ross and Gaby Roslin and the actress Zoë Wanamaker, 'must be a safe space for everyone' 'The phrase is deeply upsetting and offensive to many in our community and beyond. Whilst it is open to more than one interpretation, for many it is seen as advocating the destruction of the State of Israel.
The head said the investigation would mean everyone in the Upper School would be spoken to next week. King Alfreds is renowned for its liberal approach to education, with pupils calling teachers by their first names. It is currently the choice of several celebrity parents to educate their kids.The head admitted in Friday's email that issues around the conflict in Gaza had occurred in other schools.
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