On the schools ‘being pressured to proactively combat antisemitism’
An excellent educational framework for promoting justice and mutual respect already exists.
The June 13 article “Lag in reporting swastika graffiti spurs calls for better schools response” describes how the school district is being pressured to proactively combat antisemitism and other hate, with a commission focused on antisemitism to provide an upcoming set of recommendations on how to do so.
An excellent educational framework for promoting justice and mutual respect already exists. It is called human rights. Any response from the school district should proceed from a rights-based perspective and resist pressure to prioritize and institutionalize the concerns of any single group.
Jennifer Bell
Edgewood Road
