Tensions are high at Oak Park and River Forest High School, reflecting global strife over the war in Gaza, as pro-Israel and pro-Palestine students and parents report unfair treatment, bullying, harassment and feeling unsafe at school.The school, for example, has received 16 formal complaints since Oct. 7, but eight were anonymous complaints and therefore not investigated, officials said. Five complaints were determined to have already been dealt with. Of the three remaining complaints that were investigated, two alleged antisemitism and one alleged harassment of the school’s Middle East and North African student group. Those, a spokesperson said, were followed up in a manner that “focused on taking an educational approach preserving the dignity of all involved and ensuring a safe learning environment.”The situation, however, escalated at last week’s school board meeting after one parent called for the firing of one teacher and the removal from advisory posts of two others amid
Two crises close to home - Wednesday Journal
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