http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/08/nyregion/swastikas-slurs-and-torment-in-towns-schools.html?pagewanted=all&_r=3&
For some Jewish students in the Pine Bush Central School District in New
York State, attending public school has been nothing short of a
nightmare. They tell of hearing anti-Semitic epithets and nicknames, and
horrific jokes about the Holocaust.
The mother, Sherri E., 48, asked her daughter to draw what she had seen,
and realized it was a swastika. The mother testified that during a
subsequent meeting, the elementary school principal at the time, Steve
Fisch, agreed to talk with the boys but added: “What’s the big deal?
They didn’t aim it towards her.” Mr. Fisch, in his deposition, denies
saying that.
Establishing a Town-wide Coordinating Committee in Wake of Anti-Semitic Incidents
Sills opened the meeting with a review of recent events, which he
characterized as both “disappointing and exciting.” Disappointing and
disturbing was the fact that swastikas have continued to appear in
various places in the high school, most recently on Tuesday. On more
positive note, Principal Turner informed the group that students at the
high school are “stepping up” and actively exploring a variety of ways
to respond.
