EDUCATION: Superintendent apologizes over handling of antisemitic incidents
by Mark McDermott Manhattan Beach Unified School District Superintendent John Bowes issued an apology Tuesday for the district’s handling of incidents in which a middle school student verbally attacked four Jewish students with strongly antisemitic language. The incidents, and their aftermath, led leaders of the local Jewish community to question if the Manhattan Beach Unified School District was living up to the “No Place for Hate” signs that adorn its campuses. But those leaders also worked with Bowes to better address what had occurred. The incidents occurred two weeks ago at Manhattan Beach Middle School. Four Jewish students, all girls, were allegedly subjected to violently antisemitic statements from another female student, who was reportedly of Islamic Middle Eastern descent. According to statements released by two local Jewish synagogues, one of the Jewish girls came to school on October 11, four days after the Hamas assault on Israel, wearing a T-shirt that had the word “Israel” on it. The Islamic girl allegedly made several violent statements to the Jewish girls, including “All Israelis and Jews should be killed” and “Revenge is beautiful.” One parent with knowledge of…
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