Antisemitic graffiti at two Cobb County high schools made national headlines last fall. The school district took disciplinary action against the students who drew swastikas and the words ‘Heil Hitler’ on the bathroom walls. The school board passed an antisemitism resolution soon afterward. But Jewish students at those schools say that’s done little to address the problem. WABE spoke with Lassiter sophomores Evan Singer and Hannah Levy and Pope freshman Lily Mosbacher about what it’s like to be Jewish in a predominantly Christian school district.
‘What do you mean it’s a holiday?’
“Our school doesn’t say Praise Jesus. But like, there’s a lot of underlying things that happen,” Hannah says. “Like calling it Christmas break. No one thinks about because, ‘Well, I celebrate Christmas. And my neighbor Nancy celebrates Christmas.’ But the Jews across the street don’t celebrate Christmas.”
Federal rules require schools to let students to miss class without penalty for religious holidays. But Lily says she often has to explain why she’s out.
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