Anti-Semitism in middle and high schools is on the rise among “Marxist” teachers — and it’s getting so bad that Congress is now intervening.
The spread of anti-Jewish sentiment is taking place as pro-Palestinian demonstrations take over college campuses nationwide.
And it’s not just spreading on college campuses; children from kindergarten on are also ‘brainwashed’.
‘To hate and attack young children in this way so that they grow up to really hate people. It’s just not who we are,” Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, told DailyMail.com exclusively.
“We are dealing with something right now that is anti-American culture,” he added. “This is called the slow advance of Marxism through institutions.”
Students and teachers described anti-Semitic demonstrations that have occurred on middle and high school campuses
Students and like-minded activists occupied the campus of George Washington University for weeks, as Jewish students there described being afraid of the pro-Palestinian protesters
He claimed that there have been cases in which schools have indoctrinated and brainwashed students with partisan views on the war between Israel and Hamas.
“These Marxist professors teach our students to hate,” he said.
“Our students go to high schools and learn to hate, and they go to even lower grades to hate. The hate has to stop here and we’re going to make sure we don’t fund this anymore.”
HCollege and high school students, along with some administrators and parents, met with lawmakers Capitol Hill Wednesday to share their experiences.
A Jewish teacher from Maryland described an example in which young students openly praised Adolf Hitler and the Nazis during a school demonstration. After filing a complaint, she claims she was expelled by the school.
Two Jewish high school students from New York City spoke about anti-Israel propaganda published anonymously in their school newspaper and attacks on Jewish students.
And a Jewish mother from Berkeley, California, told how during a school walk in support of Gaza, her children heard cries to “kill the Jews,” but administrators did nothing in response.
Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., met with Jewish students, parents and teachers to hear about rising anti-Semitism in K-12 education, ahead of a Congressional hearing on the topic
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into anti-Semitism in the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD), which serves K-12 students.
A complaint against the school district detailed dozens of incidents of anti-Semitism, including students shouting “KKK” and “f— the Jews,” along with graffiti on campus reading “Kill Jews.”
“We have been undermined in terrible ways,” Ilana Pearlman, mother of a BUSD student, told lawmakers Wednesday.
“They said they killed the Jews during a school strike,” Pearlman said, recounting a story her daughter told her, before adding that the district did not believe her daughter’s claims.
“The hate we see on college campuses comes from somewhere,” defending education chairwoman Nicole Neily told DailyMail.com exclusively.
“It’s not that students magically become anti-Semitic when they enter a college campus, that’s what they’ve been taught over many, many years.”
“Teachers, in many cases, see themselves as political actors first and educators second,” Neily continued.
“And so sadly we see how the seeds that were planted 20 years ago are now producing toxic food on college campuses, but I think it’s an intentional effort.”
Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, told DailyMail.com how Marxist teachers indoctrinate students with hate
Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked the doors of a UCLA building and occupied it until police were forced to remove the protesters
During Wednesday’s hearing on anti-Semitism in K-12 education, administrators from the BUSD, New York City Schools and Montgomery County School all testified about incidents of hate in their districts.
“Three of the witnesses here today represent public school districts that have allowed vile anti-Semitism to spread unchecked,” Rep. Aaron Bean, R-Fla., said during the hearing.
Leaders pledged to make changes to tackle anti-Semitism.
“Let me be clear: We do not shy away from imposing consequences for hateful conduct, including anti-Semitism,” testified Karla Silvestre, public school president.
David Banks, Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education, arrives for a hearing with members of the House Education Subcommittee and the Workforce Committee
She later added that the district had suspended four teachers who had made comments deemed anti-Semitic since Oct. 7.
New York City Schools Principal David Banks testified that at least 30 students have been suspended since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
It was the first time he revealed actions against students for anti-Semitism.