A Brooklyn middle school principal denied a parent’s request to have a Holocaust survivor speak to students about antisemitism, saying the survivor’s pro-Israel views were not appropriate for a public school.
The decision was defended by Mayor Eric Adams’ administration.
Arin Rusch, the principal at MS 447 in Boerum Hill, wrote to the parent Nov. 18 saying Nazi labor camp survivor Sami Steigmann’s opinions would not be “right” for the school, the New York Post reported Tuesday.
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