Equity Policy & Antisemitism
Dormant
9 meetings ·
2024-05-02 to 2026-04-21
PASTA (Parents Against School Antisemitism) reports drove creation of an ad hoc equity committee developing Policy 0105. After months of work, the board announced the policy would not come to first reading citing the changing federal political climate around DEI.
Timeline (9 meetings)
May 2, 2024
Board of Education
Tully McGowan thanked the BOE for the opportunity, asks them to ask the questions, we don't all think the same thing and that's a good thing. Let's not confuse critiquing this equity policy with not supporting equity.
Let's not confuse critiquing this equity policy with not supporting equity.
Sara Boice asked the Board members "Do you understand the difference between equality and equity?" Sarah Carrier noted that Board members do not respond at the Hearing of t…
She noted that the policy should include regular reporting requirements to keep us in balance.
Elisa Silverglade Rader thanked the Board for the robust discussion and important questions. There are experts out there that can answer some of these qu…
Equity committee should be representative.
Andrea Furey thanked the Board for their work and noted that the accessibility of this document through translation is important and to consider word choices carefully.
Tony Granger spoke about the diversi…
Jun 20, 2024
Board of Education
He asks the Board to do what's right.
Ed Riely spoke regarding cultural night at CET. It should be cultures of nations. Gay/transgender culture was represented and should not have been. That's grooming children, it should have been resisted. Treatm…
Leslie Pollak asked where the accountability of the current Board is. Prior boards were responsive and took meetings. She did not receive a response to recent inquiries, one regarding antisemitism in the District. Peers were responded to and invited …
Closing of Meeting
Report: 8.1 Hearing of the Public
Leslie Pollak noted that the Board doesn't talk about academics, they talk about DEI and antisemitism, etc., but not academics. When will there be an answer to the question Mr. Green brought up r…
Jul 11, 2024
Board of Education
Sub Sign Language Interpreter
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Mural Painting rate per square foot
$20.00
Motion by Neal Haber, second by Anamika Bhatnagar.
Final Resolution: Motion Carried
Yes: Sarah Carrier, Joshua Diamond, Neal Haber, Omar Mayyasi, Ana Teague, Theo…
Oct 10, 2024
Board of Education
Hi. Name is Michelle. I'm a resident of the program at 17. I'm also founder of PASA parents against school antisemitism, which began in May 2024. We're a local grassroots organization created by the parents in district who believe that antisemitism o…
Hi. Thank you. I'm Allison Samuels. I reside at 237 Mount Marygrove West, and I'm also a cofounder of. So on September 11, we met with we presented our findings for our our screen report, and I'd like to put on the record what some of them were. Some…
Since then, the BOE's response we have received is, thank you, but we look forward to working on this important problem. We do not live in a vacuum. The past year, there have been over 10,000 incidents in anti Semitism in The US, and that's been the …
Hi. My name is Elexis Koch, and I am a concerned parent, a member of PAZA as well, and I live at 34 High Street. I do know some of you, and I look forward to getting to know all of you. Eliminating hate in schools, I believe, is a common goal for all…
Subject to was just addressed in a kind of unusual from the DEI committee, but the policy committee, I should say, that the last resolution that this award passed was a resolution regarding immigration from Islamic countries that were so that had no …
Leslie Pollak, 2056 Quaker Ridge Road, mother of currently still two graduates. I just I'm here to support the people of. For those of you who did not attend that meeting that they had, I really encourage you to take the time to set up the meeting wi…
People have repeatedly asked if there has been an inquiry or an investigation that would happen in culturally, and everyone's just silent. And, I just really hope that you have some real amazing people here. There is antisemitism in the school distri…
I have one student in the district and two that graduated. We've been with any staff for that one year staff. I really don't have any prepared remarks, but I wanted to lend my support to the comments that I've already been made. And I know I I hope I…
And if you get out in front of it, it's the easiest way to address it. But antisemitism is insidious, and you really don't want to wait until you have a very significant event. And I will leave you with a quote that I'm sure you have all heard, but I…
I'm Allison. I'm the parent of the child at CT. And so I just wanna point out the sweater that I'm wearing. There's a black sheep on that. That is how a lot of the Jewish community is feeling and broken up right now. We are feeling like we don't belo…
Why is that not on today's agenda? Education. Our teachers, our staff, our students need to be educated on what antisemitism is, And it can't just end there. It has to actually be enforced. We need a comprehensive system to improve the climate in our…
And it is hoped that as soon as we have those done, done meaning not just a report to the board, but also the board's consideration, and it's not getting referred back to this ad hoc committee, then the ad hoc committee will is bad. Okay. Right. We a…
Board Vice President Omar Mayyasi gave the report which included the following topics:
BTS nights
PT conferences
PTA/PTAs ask for continued support
Upcoming NYSSBA conference
BOE Retreat 10/15
CHEF Dine-A-Round 11/9
Discussion: 2.3 Hearing of …
Elexis Koch, member of PASA, noted that eliminating hate in schools should be our common goal, and appreciated the district's attention to the whole child. Ms. Koch urged the BOE to proactively work against antisemitism.
Ed Riely spoke about the pol…
Nov 7, 2024
Board of Education
Reports
Information: 2.1 President's Report
Board President Ana Teague spoke on the following topics:
NYSSBA Annual Conference
Board process of responding to community emails
Meet the BOEs
Discussion: 2.2 Hearing of the Public
Michelle Minoff,…
Dec 5, 2024
Board of Education
good evening I'm Michelle minov at 17 blary I'd like to begin by thanking superintendent Walker tonight for speaking at AA hosted meeting earlier this week it was a long and difficult discussion that covered challenging topic revolving around anti-Se…
I'm Jeremy Po and I'm a junior and president of my grade I'm here because I attended the pass a meeting on Monday I would just like to speak from a student's perspective that it would go a long way the board and administration would acknowledge some …
well I just wanted to I'm just going to report that on Monday Monday night I had the pleasure of attending a community meeting organized by parents against School anti anti-Semitism at which superintendent waca was also present Anna was also present …
Jeremy Pollack spoke regarding the PASA meeting he recently attended and he urged administration to address concerns raised by PASA. He also wanted to make administration aware that students at the high school posted a petition on social media suppo…
Jan 9, 2025
Board of Education
good evening and welcome to the first Board of Education meeting in 2025 thank you for watching whether our live stream or later and thank you to those members of the public here tonight I want to start by thanking the members of the ad hoc committee…
good evening my name is Michelle I'm at 17 blary Road I'm a resident proton and also the founder aasa parents against School anti-Semitism we are a local Grassroots organization created by District parents and who believe that anti-Semitism or Aid of…
hi I'm Alison Samuels at 237 Road West and I'm also a founder of pasta and just would like to continue along with what Melle said put on record what be recommend and also to thank everybody in this room who has been making some movement on this issue…
my name is Eric Linberg I am a resident of croon I currently live at Gorgan been there for about 10 years my children are Ben at Weinberg an eighth grader at PDC and Juliet Weinberg a 10th grader at C Haron High School I am here to support pasta as w…
like wish everybody a Happy New Year hope they had a merry Christmas and happy H I wish you and your family as well although we may disagree maybe I'd like to agree with the speak that the policies that are proposed and will be voted on by this group…
question does anyone during that meeting was the adoption or incorporation of the IH definition of anti-semitism discussed
there was discussion of utilization of that definition we Haven come to a final conclusion one of the concerns expressed at that meeting and at prior meetings is the inclusion of the IH definition might result in a push if you will to provide definit…
Morgan Corwin, 8th grader, spoke to support PASA and share that he has experienced antisemitism at school.
Erik Weinberg, spoke to support PASA and its recommendations.
Katya Bloomberg, spoke to support PASA.
Ed Reilly, agreed with former speakers…
Ad Hoc Committee on Social Media/Policy 0105: Board Trustee Neal Haber reported that the committee met on 12/20/24. They discussed various changes and revisions to existing draft which has gone though several iterations. The status of 0105 is complet…
Mar 13, 2025
Board of Education
hi Alisa silverglade halfon Bay I attended the policy committee meeting yesterday and I just want to express that I was really heartbroken and at times disgusted by what I was hearing it seems very evident that personal risk aversion and anxiety thin…
hi I'm Alison Samuels I'm at 237 West also just want to Echo everybody's appreciation all the service you do and also support of obviously public education but I'm going to focus a little bit on a different issue it's close to a year since the 2024 c…
Andrea Furey attended the policy committee meeting, and noted that she is concerned with what's happening with public education in this country. She supports public education and encourages the community to support it.
Allison Samuels spoke concerni…
Apr 21, 2026
Board of Education
Finishing the budget process, moving into end of year activities.
Thanked BOE/admin for their work for students
Superintendent Walker will be presenting 3 hiring decisions tonight
Board's role in the hiring process
Highlighted upcoming events
Di…
Term: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2029
Motion by Neal Haber, second by Anamika Bhatnagar.
Board Trustee Neal Haber spoke to concerns of an incident re: antisemitic comments by Mr, Kreps years ago. He was present at the meeting in question and did not…
Finishing the budget process, moving into end of year activities.
Thanked BOE/admin for their work for students
Superintendent Walker will be presenting 3 hiring decisions tonight
Board's role in the hiring process
Highlighted upcoming events
Di…
Kreps has made antisemitic remarks in the past, and she requests that the Board not vote for him.
Leslie Pollack thanked the BOE for valedictory ceremony for son Jeremy. She has a problem with equity in the district. How did the Superintendent pick …
Term: July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2029
Motion by Neal Haber, second by Anamika Bhatnagar.
Board Trustee Neal Haber spoke to concerns of an incident re: antisemitic comments by Mr, Kreps years ago. He was present at the meeting in question and did not…