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Tag: Leffell School

0 Education Antisemitism

Feds investigate Yonkers, NY, school district where girls basketball players yelled antisemitic slurs at Jewish opponents

Andrew Lapin in Forward · 12 Mar

The U.S. Department of Education is investigating the Yonkers Public Schools in New York for discrimination following an incident where girls basketball players insulted Jewish opponents with antisemitic slurs and pro-Palestinian rhetoric.

0 Education Science

Jewish teen hackers compete to solve real-world problems in Israel

Julia Gergely in JTA · 29 Feb

Jewish high school students, including Kate Glick and Ellianna Pell from The Leffell School, participated in the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education's Hackathon in Brooklyn, where they competed to solve real-world problems faced by the Jewish community in Israel.

0 Antisemitism Sports

‘Coaching fail,’ critics say of high school basketball game marred by antisemitism

Beth Harpaz in Forward · 8 Jan

A coach has been fired and an investigation is underway after a public school basketball team used antisemitic slurs during a game against a Jewish day school in Yonkers, New York.

0 Antisemitism Education

Girls basketball coach fired at NY school where players shouted antisemitic slurs at Jewish opponents

Jackie Hajdenberg in Forward · 8 Jan

The varsity girls basketball coach at Roosevelt High School in Yonkers, New York, has been fired, and a student has been dismissed from the team after players on the team used antisemitic slurs during a game against a Jewish day school.