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Pupils suspended for 'Kick a Jew' Day

Ten pupils at North Naples Middle School in Florida have been suspended for participating in an organised ‘Kick a Jew’ Day.

November 26, 2009 10:33
North Naples Middle School

ByJessica Elgot, Jessica Elgot

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Students at a Florida school have been suspended for participating in ‘Kick a Jew’ Day.

Ten pupils at North Naples Middle School were suspended for a day, after a female student told the school’s head that she believed she had been kicked as part of ‘Kick a Jew Day’.

Local expressed concerns that the students may have been inspired by TV show South Park where an episode featured ‘Kick a Ginger Day’. The attacks are believed to have been co-ordinated via a Facebook group.

A tough anti-bullying law was passed in Florida last year, which will mean that schools that fail to do enough to stop bullying may lose state funding.