NYC schools chancellor defends response to antisemitism in congressional hearing
Schools Chancellor David Banks vigorously defended New York City’s response to antisemitic incidents in public schools during a congressional hearing on Wednesday, while pushing back against Republican attempts to portray him as ignoring the scourge of hate.He also critiqued the hearings themselves, which he previously suggested were political theater.
Meanwhile, a group of New York City teachers and students planned to rally outside education department headquarters on Wednesday afternoon. In social media posts, organizers from a group called NYC Educators for Palestine stated that they would condemn Israel’s war in Gaza, as well as Banks’ failure to protect Pro-Palestinian teachers, students and parents.
Banks also said the city is creating new curricula on hate crimes and Jewish history and culture, and is partnering with the Museum of Jewish Heritage to create a new Holocaust education guide. When asked if the phrase "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” is antisemitic, Banks replied, “I think most Jewish people experience that as antisemitic and as such it’s not allowed in our schools.”
Rep. Brandon Williams dubbed Hillcrest “Open Season on Jews High School,” but Banks — a Hillcrest alum — rejected that moniker.
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