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Controversial Facebook Post Prompts Resignation Of MontCo School Board Member Controversial Facebook Post Prompts Resignation Of MontCo School Board Member
Controversial Facebook Post Prompts Resignation Of MontCo School Board Member A school board member in Pennsylvania has resigned following a Facebook post she made about Israel's military on Thursday, Nov. 16. In the now-deleted post, former Colonial School Board member Dr. Jamina "Mina" Clay called the Israel Defense Forces a terrorist organization and then listed the alleged atrocities being done to Palestinians, according to a screenshot shared by NBC10. Approximately 10 hours after her initial post, Clay issued an apology, also posted on her Facebook, reading in part: "Upon reflection and after having conversations with loved ones and friends, I understand that …
Anti-Semitic Flyers Circulated In Lehigh County, Police Say Anti-Semitic Flyers Circulated In Lehigh County, Police Say
Anti-Semitic Flyers Circulated In Lehigh County, Police Say Police in Upper Macungie are investigating after racist flyers were found having been distributed in a township neighborhood on Monday, June 19.  It happened on the 6100 block of Palomino Drive in Hopewell Farms South, police wrote in a release. The flyers "contained anti-Semitic propaganda" and were weighed down in plastic bags filled with dried corn kernels, authorities said.  Police did not describe the messaging in detail.  In a statement, the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley called the incident "disturbing."  "Antisemitic flyers were distributed by the …
Philly Catholic School Investigating Racist Student Video Philly Catholic School Investigating Racist Student Video
Philly Catholic School Investigating Racist Student Video The backlash continues after a video surfaced on social media showing Philadelphia's St. Hubert's Catholic High School students doing blackface and invoking offensive stereotypes. After this racist video surfaced, a Philadelphia private school switched to flexible instruction, with students completing coursework at homeThe students allegedly behind the video “are not present in school and are being disciplined appropriately" https://t.co/LX2Z4n5lX7 pic.twitter.com/HdZp8oTwOY — philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) February 9, 2023 The clip, the origin of which was not immediately clear, shows a g…