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Jewish Kids Shown ‘Pictures of Ovens & Told to Get In,’ Principal Sweeps It ‘Under the Rug’
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Jewish Kids Shown ‘Pictures of Ovens & Told to Get In,' Principal Sweeps It 'Under the Rug'
A Chicago principal has been forced to relocate to a different school after...
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Jewish Kids Shown ‘Pictures of Ovens & Told to Get In,’ Principal Sweeps It ‘Under the Rug’

in Faith, News, Opinion / by Sean Brown / on July 27, 2014 at 4:42 pm /
A Chicago principal has been forced to relocate to a different school after disgusting reports of bullying emerged that targeted Jewish students which he tried to keep attention away from.
Joshua VanderJagt (right)

The principal of Ogden International School of Chicago, Joshua VanderJagt, asked for the reassignment after two students, aged 14 and 8, were repeatedly bullied and threatened by classmates, which their mother believed was swept “under the rug” by VanderJagt.
According to DNAinfo Chicago, Lisa Wolfe Clemente said that her 14-year-old son was “shown a picture of an oven and told to get in” by classmates in direct reference to the Holocaust because of his Jewish heritage. She also said that her 8-year-old son, who attends a different campus, was asked to join a team called “Jew Incinerator” for the game app Clash of Clans.

According to a screen shot provided by the boy’s parents, the description for the team reads: “We are a friendly group of racists with one goal — put all Jews into an army camp until disposed of. Sieg! Heil!”
The bullies only received two days of suspension for their actions, one of which was in school. They were also banned from “eighth grade graduation ceremonies,” but Clemente said it wasn’t enough and that the district tried to hide the incidents.
EAGNews reports that VanderJagt admitted that he should have met with the Clemente’s son sooner, but later defended his actions and said that he had the assistance of CPS officials to ensure the safety of all the students.
“Had he brought us all together or did something to maybe rectify the situation it wouldn’t have gotten this out of hand,” Clemente said, according to DNAinfo Chicago. “He kept on shoving it off and pushing it under the carpet and hiding it.”
It’s unlikely these incidents will ever be investigated as a hate crime because the boys are white and Jewish. However, you can rest assured that if a white student were to have shown a black student a picture of a noose or asked them to join a racially-charged gaming group that it would receive national media attention.
If we are ever to achieve true equality, then we must first treat everybody equally and not allow certain forms of racism and discrimination to go widely unnoticed while others are brought to the top of the headlines. Make sure you share this story if you agree that discrimination in any form is not okay.


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[H/T: EAGNews]

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