The family of an autistic Jewish high school student who had a swastika carved into his back in a vicious anti-Semitic attack by classmates is suing his Las Vegas school.
The abused teen and his mother, identified only as SK and CK in court documents, claim that the Clark County School District not only failed to protect the 18-year-old, but failed to provide him with an adequate education.
“Initially, the district did not provide [the student] a safe school environment free from harassment, intimidation and bullying,” according to the complaint filed Nov. 13 with the Nevada Department of Special Education.
“Specifically, on March 9, 2023, [the student] “He came home from school with a swastika physically carved into his back and the service dog bag was torn and sewn back together,” he said. “[He] He refused to enter that specific bathroom after that day. “The district denied any knowledge that the incident occurred.”
The teenager has since been homeschooled.
“This horrific act against a defenseless Jewish student is a stark reminder of the deeply rooted problem of anti-Semitism that persists in our society,” Ziporah Reich, litigation director for the Lawfare Project, which filed the complaint, said in a statement.
According to the complaint, the district has also failed to provide the student with an adequate education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, despite his years in the schools.
An 18-year-old autistic Jewish student returned home from his Las Vegas school in March with a carved swastika. ADL
The complaint demands that the district pay for the teen to attend an outside program and reimburse the family for any expenses they suffered as a result of the attack and lax education.
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In an email Thursday, the Clark County School District said it does not comment on pending litigation.
The assault on school bathrooms preceded the rise in anti-Semitic incidents at schools and university campuses across the country following the October 7 attack on Israel by radical Hamas terrorists and the Jewish state’s subsequent military response in the Strip. from Gaza.
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