The New Way Palm Beach County Schools Will Be Teaching The Holocaust
A new way to teach the Holocause could soon be on the way for Palm Beach County Schools.
According to WPTV, Spanish River High School’s former principal set a clear example that there is oversight into how Palm Beach County students are educated on the Holocaust.
Although the principal was replaced and his contract not renewed, it established a clear example as to why teachers need to be sufficiently trained on how to discuss certain historical events and facts with students.
The former principal’s statement gained the attention of The Palm Beach County School District and the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, in claiming, “I can’t say the Holocaust is a factual, historical event because I am not in a position to do so as a school district employee.”
The Palm Beach School District and the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach came together to establish a plan to solve this and the District has agreed to accept and support the following methods:
- Demonstrate a clear commitment to the full implementation of the state’s Holocaust education mandate.
- Provide training for principals and administrators about Holocaust education.
- Support the formation of a joint task force to monitor the district’s implementation of the mandate.
“It is not only to know a historical fact and atrocity but to understand the implications of anti-Semitism and of bigotry and of intolerance and where these things can lead,” said a statement by the vice president of the Jewish Community Relations Council, Josephine Gon.
The Palm Beach County School District is currently in the process of training principals and administrators and the state mandate to teach children about the Holocaust requires all districts to incorporate lessons into grades K through 12.
