Brighton Secondary College
Brighton Secondary College. Photo: Peter Haskin
February 5, 2026, 12:02 pm
Students launch class action over antisemitism
Seven former students file AHRC complaint alleging unlawful discrimination at Brighton Secondary College.
By Sharyn Kolieb
Adam Butt with one of the Brighton Secondary College former students he represented, Matthew Kaplan.
November 10, 2023, 3:06 pm
Adam Butt: an outstanding barrister
Working on a pro bono basis for three years, Adam Butt worked day and night on the Brighton Secondary College case
By Suzanne Rutland
Former Brighton student Joel Kaplan (centre) outside the Federal Court of Australia in Melbourne. Photo: AAP Image/Diego Fedele
October 26, 2023, 12:53 pm
Minack resigns following antisemitism ruling
Rutland said when school students experience antisemitism in schools, all that they and their parents want to do is to move to another school and forget what has happened to them.
By Bruce Hill
Attorney Benjamin Ryberg, Chief Operating Officer with the Lawfare Project based in New York.
October 15, 2023, 7:28 am
Lawfare Project calls for removal of principal
Arnold Bloch Leibler partner Peter Seidel told The AJN late last month that the judgement has set important legal precedents which will have an impact on Australian law well into the future.
By Bruce Hill
Greg Sheridan, speaking at a B'nai B'rith Armchair Society function at Beth Weizmann Community Centre. Photo: Peter Haskin
October 5, 2023, 11:38 am
Greg Sheridan says taking legal action was right
The prominent journalist says he is astonished at the facts revealed in the recent Brighton Secondary College court ruling.
By Bruce Hill
Brighton Secondary College. Photo: Peter Haskin
September 28, 2023, 11:03 am
Brighton outcome a generational shift
'The verbal assaults grew week by week. Why was I being "such a Jew", they taunted, using "Jew" as a metaphor for "miser". "He's such a Jew that ..." It didn't stop there...'
By Peter Kohn
Brighton Secondary College. Photo: Peter Haskin
September 21, 2023, 8:44 am
Calls for greater antisemitism education
Jewish community hails schoolboys' victory.
September 21, 2023, 8:40 am
Victory
Joel Kaplan (centre) outside the Federal Court of Australia in Melbourne last Thursday. Photo: AAP Image/Diego Fedele
September 21, 2023, 7:53 am
Court finds against Brighton
After the judge left the courtroom last Thursday in the case against Brighton Secondary College and Victoria’s Department of Education, there was a round of applause and several people present burst into a spontaneous chorus of Hatikvah.
By Bruce Hill
Brighton Secondary College. Photo: Peter Haskin
July 20, 2023, 6:00 am
Antisemitic incidents rock Victorian state schools
Jewish students have reported antisemitic incidents at state schools, including Nazi salutes, offensive memes and physical assaults.
By Mia Gardiner
The Federal Court of Australia in Melbourne. Photo: Supplied
December 1, 2022, 9:29 am
Former Brighton College principal questioned
Court hearings will continue into the new year, with sessions scheduled for January and February.
By Peter Kohn
Stonnington Council members attend a Jewish immersion program. Photo: Peter Haskin
December 1, 2022, 9:17 am
Brighton allegations the catalyst for action
While we would love to eradicate antisemitism altogether, we need to tackle the problem in a meaningful way. What the JCCV aims to do is to create a society where antisemitism is addressed, not ignored.
By Naomi Levin
Daniel Aghion at Federal Court.
November 24, 2022, 10:59 am
Communal figures visit court
The JCCV has shown its support for a group of Jewish ex-students who are suing Brighton Secondary College.
By Peter Kohn
Brighton Secondary College. Photo: Peter Haskin
July 28, 2022, 8:46 am
Student was ‘ringleader’ of class disruption
Demi Flessa, a teacher named the lawsuit against Brighton Secondary College, has testified that she ran her classes in a non-discriminatory way.
By AJN STAFF
The Federal Court of Australia in Melbourne. Photo: Supplied
June 30, 2022, 8:49 am
Principal’s regret over failing to apologise
'Knowing what I know now … it would have been appropriate for me to apologise for the hurt that he felt he had experienced at Brighton...'
By Peter Kohn
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