Massachusetts Principal Apologizes Over Holocaust Lesson, Drawing Backlash Over 6 Million Jews Killed
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 24
Massachusetts Principal Apologizes Over Holocaust Lesson, Drawing Backlash Over 6 Million Jews Killed
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 24
Summary
Dr. Johnny Cole, principal of Diamond Middle School in Massachusetts, apologized after families said a Holocaust lesson left some students feeling "unseen," "erased" and less safe.
Cole said the lesson was meant to teach students to recognize hate and speak out against it, but acknowledged the school "missed the mark" and promised a revised program built with teachers, families and some students.
StopAntisemitism and other critics said Holocaust education should not require an apology, arguing schools must defend factual history about the Nazi genocide of 6 million Jews rather than recast it around student discomfort.
The dispute adds to earlier criticism of Cole after he allegedly made a student remove a "Punch Nazis" sweatshirt, deepening scrutiny of how the school handles antisemitism and Holocaust-related expression.