Bullying

June 5, 2023, 7:29 am

‘Wake-up call’

The findings of a report into child safety practices at Mount Scopus Memorial College were published in The Herald Sun.

By AJN STAFF

November 12, 2020, 12:12 pm

More measures to come, but families ‘disappointed’

'The investigators found that while Brighton Secondary College responded promptly when alerted ... some students did not feel like they could speak up or be supported'.

By Rebecca Davis

October 8, 2020, 12:00 am

Oboler appointed as inquiry adviser

Victorian Education Minister James Merlino commissioned an independent inquiry after a number of Jewish students came forward with claims of antisemitic abuse levelled against them

By Rebecca Davis

August 27, 2020, 12:44 pm

NSW school cracks down on antisemitic bullying

'It's about delivering a strong and clear statement that conduct of this kind will not be tolerated and that if it persists, there will be severe consequences'.

By Sophie Deutsch

August 27, 2020, 12:00 am

More claims, legal action launched

The mother of two Jewish boys who were allegedly bullied at the school, told The AJN, “Finally the victims will have their voices heard and not suffer in silence.”

By Rebecca Davis

Peter Kohn at 15 with his dog Lucky. Photo: Ernst Kohn

August 7, 2020, 10:57 am

Anti-Jewish bullying then and now

'Knowing I had told on my classmates, yet without any sign of help from teachers, I was in a twilight zone of fear'.

By Peter Kohn

July 23, 2020, 12:00 am

‘Burn in an oven’: Student threatened with a knife

The case is the third set of antisemitic bullying allegations levelled against Brighton Secondary College in as many weeks.

By Rebecca Davis

July 16, 2020, 12:00 pm

We can’t afford to look the other way

'Appallingly, we are fielding an alarming spike in antisemitic incidents in two of the most fraught and fertile environments – social media and schools'.

By Vic Alhadeff

July 16, 2020, 12:00 am

‘Our son was assaulted, robbed’

A year 8 student at Brighton Secondary was allegedly called a “dirty Jew”, spat on and shoved, while his bullies would jingle money in their pockets as they passed him in class.

By Rebecca Davis

July 9, 2020, 12:00 am

‘They yelled ‘Heil Hitler’ at me’

Two Jewish brothers have spoken exclusively to The AJN about the years of antisemitic bullying they endured at the hands of students and teachers at Brighton Secondary College.

By Rebecca Davis

July 9, 2020, 12:00 am

Antisemitic bullying strikes NSW schools

JBOD: 'It is of great and growing concern that a significant number of the antisemitic incidents which are coming to our attention are in the education sector'.

By Sophie Deutsch

The 12-year-old Jewish student was forced to kiss the feet of a Muslim child.

June 4, 2020, 12:00 am

‘No apology, no accountability’

Months after The AJN revealed a shocking case of antisemitic bullying at a Melbourne school, the mother of the Jewish boy at the centre of the incident has spoken out publicly.

By Rebecca Davis

James Merlino speaking in the Victorian Parliament.
Photo: AAP Image/Wayne Taylor

February 27, 2020, 11:30 am

Compulsory Holocaust education for schools

Victorian Education Minister James Merlino: 'It concerns me that if asked, most kids today wouldn’t be able to explain what the Holocaust was'.

By Peter Kohn

A 12-year-old Jewish student was forced to kiss the feet of a Muslim child in an antisemitic incident.

November 29, 2019, 7:00 am

Report raised in Parliament

Victoria's Education Minister has been urged to provide the family of a child who was the victim of antisemitic bullying with the government's full report into the incident.

By Rebecca Davis

November 21, 2019, 9:45 am

‘We are deeply disappointed’

The parents of young Jewish students who were the victims of antisemitic bullying say they feel sidelined in the Victorian Department of Education's review into the incidents.

By Rebecca Davis