Kimberly Richey, assistant secretary for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Education, stated that “no child should be taught by his or her teachers to hate their peers.”
The U.S. Department of Education announced on Thursday that it is investigating allegations of Jew-hatred within the New York City Department of Education.
The federal agency stated that it is investigating reports that employees at the New York City department held “Palestine, Zionism and Resistance” webinars.
Dominique Ellison, associate press secretary for the New York City department, told JNS that the department is reviewing the notice.
It is also probing allegations that a group called NYC Educators for Palestine, which Ellison told JNS was not connected to New York City Public Schools, is teaching children that Zionists are “genocidal white supremacists” and that Hamas should be supported.