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Up-At-Bat: Student reaction to anti-semitic vandalism response

Nick Opipari, Staff Writer • Feb 24, 2023

  • “It’s really bad what was displayed at Whitman and it wasn’t made a huge deal.” Mariama Cisse, 9

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  • “They haven’t really done anything to help. They didn’t emphasize the significance of the hate crimes.” Jake Greenfeld, 10

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  • “I feel like a lot of people have already moved on, which shows that they aren’t making it an important issue.” Sienna Karp, 12

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  • “It’s clear not enough has been done. More and more antisemitic things are being displayed, and I think that the school system isn’t educating students enough.” Aquiles Foendador, 11

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