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This article was all over the place, and I'm not quite sure what to make of it. So I'll just link it here, as it seems like it might be of interest.

http://nypost.com/2015/11/26/swastika-is-a-symbol-of-peace-elite-school-tells-sixth-graders/

Sixth-graders at an elite Bronx private school have been caught drawing swastikas in art class, so administrators met with the kids — talking mainly about how the symbols represent peace in some cultures.

One parent who wishes not to be named said Jewish students have felt unsafe since the images began popping up three weeks ago at Ethical Culture Fieldston School, where tuition costs $45,100 a year.

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Administrators decided to address the apparent anti-Semitism by holding a grade-wide meeting.

Parents say teachers spent nearly 12 of the 15 minutes on a PowerPoint presentation on how the swastika was still considered a sacred symbol — while only briefly mentioning how the Nazis had adopted it in the 1920s.

School officials never once mentioned the Holocaust, a parent said.


 
Posted : 27/11/2015 1:47 pm
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