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Students and community members press Little Miami board over removal of 'Hate has no home here' poster and recent resignation
Summary
Students, parents and community members urged the board to explain the removal of a 'Hate has no home here' poster, raised bullying and safety concerns, and pressed the board to denounce antisemitic comments attributed to a former board member; speakers also asked for recusal for perceived conflicts in the upcoming appointment process.
A stream of students, parents and community members used the Little Miami board’s public comment period to demand answers about the recent removal of a "Hate has no home here" poster and to press the board for clearer accountability after disclosures about a former board member.
Fourteen public commenters — including middle- and high-school students and parents — spoke at length about how the poster's removal made some students feel unsafe and cited increased bullying and targeted incidents in the school. "It is obvious that hate has a home here when you destroy the symbol stating that it doesn't," said Zoe Kushner, a Little Miami High School senior, describing the emotional…
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