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Parents tell Bonita Unified board a history lesson at Bonita High was biased and excluded Jewish student
Summary
Multiple parents and community members told the board that a Bonita High AP U.S. history teacher presented a one-sided lecture on the Israel-Gaza conflict, shared an Al Jazeera post without balance and suggested a Jewish student "move to another class," calling the conduct discriminatory and requesting training and investigation under district policy and Title VI.
Several parents and community members urged the Bonita Unified School District Board on Wednesday to investigate an incident at Bonita High they say reflected biased classroom instruction and created a hostile environment for Jewish students.
Mary Anne Yang, who identified herself as a concerned parent, said her daughter was in a U.S. history class where the teacher presented what she described as a "biased one-sided lecture" on the Israel-Gaza conflict, shared an Al Jazeera post and did not present the October 7 attacks, the hostages still held by Hamas, or other…
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