College students at El Camino Actual Constitution Excessive College in Woodland Hills staged a walkout Tuesday to protest latest antisemitic incidents on campus.
The motion, which was organized by a gaggle of seniors, included college students holding up Israeli flags and indicators that learn, “Cease the hate.”
Danielle Eshed, a ninth-grader on the constitution faculty throughout the Los Angeles Unified College District, informed KTLA-TV Channel 5 {that a} fellow classmate screamed antisemitic feedback at her after which attacked her.
“He referred to as me a unclean Jew, after which I mentioned one thing out of protection,” Danielle informed the station. “He mentioned he was going to beat me up, and I didn’t imagine him till he received up, pushed me and began punching me repeatedly within the neck and the again.”
College students maintain Israeli flags throughout a walkout at El Camino Actual Constitution Excessive College.
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David Hussey, the varsity’s government director, informed KABC-TV Channel 7 that the scholar has been disciplined however didn’t elaborate on particulars.
“One is addressing the problems. Possibly some college students don’t know what they’re saying and what the impacts are, so it’s educating these college students after which reassuring the opposite college students that they’re secure at this faculty,” Hussey mentioned.
Hussey didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark Wednesday morning.
Danielle’s father additionally spoke on the Tuesday rally in help of his daughter, in keeping with KCBS-TV Channel 2.
“The varsity thinks that he has extra rights than my daughter for cover,” Edan Eshed mentioned. “He has rights to be educated, however my daughter [doesn’t] have the rights for her security.”
College students additionally mentioned that notes have been handed round at school about Hitler and that the curriculum round World Struggle II is insensitive, in keeping with KTLA.
After the Israel-Hamas struggle broke out in October, each Jewish and Muslim mother and father have referred to as on the Los Angeles Unified College District board to assist forestall hate speech, discrimination and threats on native campuses.
Dad and mom mentioned there was an increase in bullying and insensitivity on the colleges ever because the struggle started.
