A Glenbrook South High School board meeting was held Tuesday evening following a controversial social media post made last week by a student that many in the community considered anti-Semitic and threatening.
The post showed a photo of the student dressed in clothing that some said resembled that of a Hamas militant, along with a quote.
A statement from District 225 said the post was investigated by the district and Glenview police, with police saying officers spoke “with the student, his parents and school officials school and determined that no crime had been committed and no direct or immediate threat to public safety.” exists. »
The district said federal and state privacy laws prohibit the disclosure of specific details regarding disciplinary actions against a student.
“Officers spoke with the student, his parents and school officials and determined that no crime had been committed and that there was no direct or immediate threat to public safety.” said District 225 Board President Bruce Doughty.
Despite the investigation by local police, many local parents said the message was very threatening.
“For them to view this as non-threatening meant they had no idea what they were looking at,” said Northbrook parent Paul Eisenstadt.
The controversy comes as the war between Israel and Hamas enters its second year following the October 7 attacks on Israel launched by Hamas.
The militant group, designated a terrorist organization by the United States and several other countries, attacked southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking about 250 people hostage.
Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip in the ensuing war left more than 42,000 Palestinians dead, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The ministry does not distinguish between militants and civilians, although it says women and children account for more than half of the total victims.
The controversy is not the first the school has faced in connection with the war between Israel and Hamas, with a Glenbrook South yearbook advisor previously removed from her teaching position after a student expressed his joy at the attacks of October 7.
The board conducted an investigation into the previous incident, the full timeline of which is available on the district’s website.
Following the previous controversy, all district staff are now required to complete training on intolerance, hatred and discrimination.
“I want accountability, and certainly recourse for the student. I want recourse for the school board, I want to know what their plan is,” said Northbrook parent David Telisman.
The board announced it would release a plan to update the progress of its initiatives on October 28.
