Classroom

A seventh-grade teacher at Carmel Valley Middle School had posted a Hitler photo on a classroom wall display next to photos of revered leaders including Martin ...

Adrienne Suster, a Jewish parent to a ninth-grader at Canyon Crest Academy, said that while the teacher’s inclusion of the Hitler photo was “misguided and wrong,” she believes it was intended as a lesson about examining history and critical thinking. “The fact that the picture was up since school started is kind of troubling,” he said. At last week’s board meeting, trustees discussed the possibility of creating a committee to address the incident and prevent something like it from happening again. Fischer said she suspects the teacher “genuinely didn’t realize” kids would be upset about the photo. “However, I don’t think this specific case was a case of antisemitism.” The protesters said they were upset that the board had placed a discussion-only item — not an action item — about the incident at the end of its agenda. The observance from sundown tonight to sundown Thursday night marks the anniversary of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and memorializes 6 million Jewish people who were killed during World War II. He said he interpreted the photo as subtle antisemitism that can be easy to gloss over. “Our community is more anxious now than I’ve ever seen it,” said Heidi Gantwerk, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of San Diego County. “The school needs to do more. and Mahatma Gandhi, according to images of the wall and interviews with parents. Jacobs added that all 10 schools have been deemed “No Place for Hate” as part of an anti-bias school program hosted by the ADL.