New Jersey Cites School District Over Anti-Semitic Harassment Of Girl
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- The state Attorney General's office says a school district failed to sufficiently address anti-Semitic harassment of a Jewish student. The office on Thursday announced the finding against the Monmouth County Vocational School District.
A parent had alleged last year that her daughter was subjected to unlawful discrimination at the district-run Marine Academy of Science and Technology high school at Sandy Hook.
Among the incidents cited was one in which two male students wrote an anti-Semitic comment in large letters in the sand at a school-sponsored event. They then circulated a photo of the message.
The school disciplined the two students. But state officials say it apparently failed to take any broader actions to discern the extent of anti-Semitic behavior at the school or address the reported concerns.
A message left for school officials on Thursday was not returned.
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