Ten middle school students in Naples, Florida have been suspended after taking part in what they termed “Kick a Jew Day” at their school.
The incident occurred a day before red-haired students were targeted at a California middle school in what was a Facebook group called “Kick a Ginger Day,” which some say was inspired by the popular American animation series South Park.
In the “Kick a Ginger Day” attacks, nobody was seriously hurt and no arrests were made.
The newspaper quoted a local Jewish leader as saying the incidents should result in more than suspensions.
“You are talking about an incident that has anti-Jewish bias if not antisemitism. You have Jewish students being singled out, harassed and assaulted,” David Barkey of the Florida Anti-Defamation League told the Naples Daily News.
This isn’t the first time something like this has happened in a U.S. middle school.
Source: http://www.naplesnews.com/
