Union County speakers press schools for training, clearer ICE protocols after anti‑Semitic yearbook phrase

Community members at a June 2025 meeting of the Union County Board of Education urged the district to step up educator training and clarify protocols for immigration agents after an anti‑Semitic phrase appeared in the Marvin Ridge High School yearbook and several speakers described rising threats to Jewish, immigrant and other students.

Speakers said the phrase “From the River to the Sea” — which some commenters described as a call for violence — was published in a student yearbook and that district responses have sometimes been slow or inconsistent. Jordan Friedman, identified in remarks as a parent of a Marvin Ridge student, said: “From the River to the Sea … that is not freedom of speech. It is hate speech.”

Why it matters: Commenters argued that school staff need training to recognize modern forms of anti‑Semitism and other hate speech…