The treasurer’s response came after two serious cases of antisemitic bullying in Melbourne schools were revealed by the Australian Jewish News on Thursday. The parents of both students complained to the schools involved but were not satisfied with the response and the students later left the schools. The bullying continued for months with the student labelled with antisemitic slurs and assaulted at school. “Incidents of anti-Jewish bullying committed by, and directed at, schoolchildren must never be excused or tolerated,” he said. “Schools must not simply dismiss such alleged racist attacks as ordinary ‘bullying’.”

Source: The Guardian October 04, 2019 02:31 UTC