Newton students miss classes so teachers can answer 16th APT record request
From today’s Boston Globe:
Thirteen history teachers in the Newton Public Schools are expected to miss some class time this week in order to gather documents for a public records request filed by an advocacy organization that has accused the district of anti-Israel bias in its high-school world history curriculum.
The Watertown nonprofit Americans for Peace and Tolerance has submitted 16 public records requests to the school system so far in 2018.
also from the article…
In December 2017, the Jewish Community Relations Council and Massachusetts Board of Rabbis issued a statement calling Jacobs and his organization “purveyors of hatred and division” after they
Fuller: I categorically reject the allegation that Newton Public Schools’ curriculum is anti-Semitic
Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller released this through her email newsletter today
Last Tuesday evening the School Committee held a public hearing as a result of a formal petition alleging anti-Semitism in the Newton Public School history curriculum.
It was a powerful meeting, and I’ve been reflecting on what I heard from students, teachers and members of our community.
Here are my thoughts
Video: Public strongly disputes charges of anti-Semitic bias in Newton school curriculum
Here’s the video from the Nov. 27, 2018 Newton School Committee public hearing on a citizen’s petition about Newton Schools’ curriculum, followed by the committee’s deliberations and votes on the petitions.
Newton School Committee Curriculum Public Hearing November 27, 2018 from NewTV on Vimeo.
A statement released by the committee after the hearing can be found here.The TAB finally gets the report on the Day Middle School incidents
Congratulations and thanks are in order to Andy Levin and Jonathan Dame at the Newton TAB for their persistence in fighting for the public’s right to read the investigator’s report examining how Newton Public Schools handled to two anti-Semitic incidents...Fleishman: Our schools must be safe, supportive, and welcoming
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Newton school enrollment projections show continued crowding
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