🧵NEW: A family has sued Seattle Public Schools & administrators at Nathan Hale High School after their daughter was subjected to months of antisemitic harassment that school officials ignored—culminating in a mob forcing the teen to hide inside a locked classroom.
The abuse began shortly after the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on Oct 7, 2023. Tensions surged at Nathan Hale, & the victim—a freshman, the only Jewish member of the softball team & one of very few openly Jewish students at the school—quickly became a visible target.
She had antisemitic slurs yelled at her including “Hitler’s plan should have worked." One student yelled at her with such force that spit landed on her face & told her she “deserved it” for being Jewish & threatened to assault her if she wore Hanukkah-themed cloths to school.
Despite reporting this to Principal Dr. William Jackson, the school took no meaningful action. Jackson acknowledged the harassment was frequent & severe but failed to implement safety measures or disciplinary steps. Requests to preserve security footage were ignored & deleted.
Antisemitic symbols & messages appeared throughout the school including graffiti combining swastikas with “Free Palestine” slogans. In one instance, a swastika was drawn on a bench in the girls' home softball dugout, where the victim kept her belongings during games.
When the victim reported this to an assistant coach, she was told the symbol “didn’t look like a swastika.” The head coach reportedly said he would report it, but the complaint states that no action was ever taken by school officials, including Principal Jackson.
While reading Night by Elie Wiesel, students laughed at Holocaust passages and one even drew a swastika on the victim’s folder. Another Jewish student reported that a classmate said, “the bad thing about this book is that Hitler didn’t finish.” Teachers did not intervene.
The Nathan Hale Muslim Student Association's Instagram account posted offensive messages targeting the victim and a TikTok video falsely accused her of using a racial slur—allegations the family says were intended to label her a racist based solely on her Jewish identity.
5/22/24 multiple students entered the victim’s classes attempting to coax her into the hallway. One teacher Ms. Lynch locked the classroom door to keep the victim safe. A group of 20 students gathered outside, banging on the door and shouting threats and antisemitic slurs.
The student then received text messages warning her she would be attacked. Terrified, she texted her mother “Mom. I rlly rlly rlly need you,” and called her father as the mob attempted to breach the classroom.
Though school security eventually escorted her to the office, the next day Vice Principal Steward-Monroe told the family the school did not have the resources to continue providing an escort for the student. She did not return to Nathan Hale for the rest of the year.
The lawsuit alleges that due to the trauma the student developed severe anxiety, nightmares, and an intense fear of returning to school. Despite an agreement to provide pass/fail grades due to her forced absence, Nathan Hale reneged, negatively impacting her GPA.
The district refused to grant her a safety transfer & instead told her to apply through the general transfer process. During an IEP meeting, Principal Jackson refused to appear in person & left a Zoom call early without answering how the school was addressing antisemitism.
“This wasn’t just bullying—it was a campaign of hate that went unchecked by those in power,” said Emma Aubrey, one of the attorneys representing the family. “The school and the district not only failed to act—they enabled this violence through their silence.”
“The District’s failure to provide a safe educational environment not only harmed our client—it sent a message that antisemitism is tolerated,” said co-counsel Seth Rosenberg. “That is unacceptable in any public institution, let alone in our schools.”
Seattle Public Schools told me in a statement, “SPS will review and address these allegations. The district remains dedicated to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for all students, and does not tolerate racism, discrimination, or violence in any form.”
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