Daughter’s 4th grade teacher wearing a kefiyah
My daughter’s fourth grade teacher was wearing a kefiyah today at school. I have seen it in her classroom during parent teacher conferences and felt incredibly uncomfortable. Her teacher has also used the current war as an example in class leaving my daughter pretty upset to the point of crying at home. Of course there was no mention of any Jews being held hostage, killed or displaced. I have reached out to the school and while they listened, there’s been no action. It’s frustrating because despite me being very clear that discussing the war was inappropriate to discuss with fourth graders who do not have a real understanding of the complexities of the region and that given the current rise in antisemitism it was an odd choice to highlight. She responded with “it’s not antisemitic to talk about.” It felt like I wasn’t heard at all because I was very careful how I worded my email and in no way accused her of being antisemitic. I’m just needing to vent to people who get it. Thanks for reading my neurotic rambling.