New York City Schools Provide Learn about Antisemitism, Islamophobia
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New York – New York City will provide new curriculum materials on antisemitism and Islamophobia in its public schools and train principals and teachers on how to have difficult conversations about politically charged issues, officials said on Monday in response to criticism that the system has done too little to address the Israel-Hamas war.
In higher education, colleges like Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania have faced a backlash over their responses to the war. A speech announcing the new effort by the city’s schools chancellor, David C. Banks, illustrated how difficult it has been for K-12 leaders to stay out of the fray.
“The way through this moment is not to malign our students or to impose our own ideologies on them or to bury our heads in the sand. We must educate our students, and sometimes our staff,” Banks said on Monday.
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“We cannot and will not have schools where students feel like they can do whatever they want without accountability for their actions,” he continued.
The chancellor’s message was among the most direct acknowledgments of continued fallout over the war from a major American public school district. It came two months after a raucous demonstration at Hillcrest High School in Queens – where officials said a pro-Israel teacher was targeted - became a major flashpoint for some Jewish families, who argued the system had not done enough to quell bias in schools.
Since October, local conflicts in New York and other districts have often erupted into animated controversies on the national stage. A number of parent leaders and educators who have vocally supported Palestinians have encountered online harassment.
And this month, a Brooklyn grade school faced outrage after a resurfaced social media post showed a classroom map that did not include Israel but called the region Palestine.
