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Parent urges investigation after alleged anti‑Palestinian reaction at South Mountain Elementary
Summary
A parent told the board that Palestinian performers at a school assembly were met with teacher complaints and that the district must investigate and provide cultural competency training; the board did not record an immediate response or next steps in the meeting.
During the hearing of delegations at the South Orange‑Maplewood Board of Education meeting, a parent identified as Carrie urged the district to investigate what she described as anti‑Palestinian and Islamophobic reactions by teachers at South Mountain Elementary following a Heritage Month performance.
"Instead, the celebration of heritage was met with unwarranted outrage, ignorance, and racism," Carrie said, calling the teachers' reactions "racist and harmful" and asserting the district must not silence Palestinian identity. She requested…
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