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Community speakers press Cobb County schools over alleged antisemitic classroom materials; superintendent opens investigation
Summary
Several parents, students and community members told the Cobb County School District board on March 20 that unvetted classroom materials and a teacher slide they called anti‑Israel or antisemitic have created an unsafe environment; the superintendent said he has launched an investigation and pledged district trainings.
At the Cobb County School District board meeting on March 20, a series of parents and students told trustees that classroom materials and slides they described as biased or antisemitic have persisted in district courseware and library resources, and they urged the district to act.
The speakers said the district’s course library and teacher-uploaded materials — identified in comments as CTLS materials and individual lesson slides — included factual omissions or images they viewed as promoting antisemitic narratives. They asked the board for a consistent countywide vetting process and swift corrective steps to protect Jewish students.
Laura Ziz, a parent who addressed the board, said she had previously raised concerns and found no correction: "I asked to review the replacement curriculum, and I was told, no." Mindy Milinkowski, who described…
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