An overwhelming majority of Jewish educators in the US say they have seen first-hand — or even experienced — antisemitism in their respective schools, a new alarming study found.
The survey of 584 teachers in K-12 public schools and non-Jewish private schools across the country found that 61.6% of respondents experienced or witnessed antisemitism in a professional setting, while 45.5% said the vile hate came from their unions, according to the study published by StandWithUs.
“As a Jewish public school educator, these findings, while disturbing, do not come as a shock,” National Education Association Jewish Affairs Caucus boss Alyson Brauning said in a statement.
Of the 65% of respondents who said they were required to attend anti-bias training at work, a mere 10% said the training included information on antisemitism, the study revealed.
Antisemitism incidents in public schools have skyrocketed ever since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 terror attack on Israeli civilians — which saw 1,200 people murdered in a single day.
