A Jewish student said school officials reprimanded him and told him to apologize to the teacher after he shared a video of the incident on social media.
questioned actions by the system, which previously ditched a diversity program produced by an organization that combats antisemitism.
"He [the teacher] explained to us that in America we used to do that before WWII and everything and then he proceeded to show us, ask us to stand up to salute the flag and he and everyone else did the Nazi salute," Ephraim told CBS 42."I felt upset, unsure of what's going on. Just kind of shocked." The lesson was meant to show how symbols change by demonstrating that something very similar to what's now widely known as a Nazi salute was used before World War II to salute the U.S. flag. Called the"Bellamy Salute," it was ditched in 1942 for the right-hand-over-the-heart gesture following the United States' entry into the war.
"To improve our instructional strategies, we will continue to work with the Alabama Holocaust Education Center to advance training for our teachers surrounding Antisemitism, the Holocaust, and its symbols," said the statement. The system said it stands"absolutely and unequivocally" against antisemitism.
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