Superintendent Cites Safety Concerns After Narrow 3–2 Decision

Despite a 3–2 Board of Education vote to display the Israeli flag on every campus each May, Beverly Hills Unified will not proceed with the plan this year after the superintendent halted it, citing student safety, as reported by KTLA 5 News.

The resolution approved Tuesday designates May as Jewish American Heritage Month in the district and pairs the flag display with a package of measures to combat antisemitism , including Holocaust education, lessons on Jewish history, and acknowledgment of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah), Iand nternational Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Trustees Rachelle Marcus and Amanda Stern voted no. Marcus warned the display could make schools a target

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