A Jewish Student was Forced to Wear Star of David for School Holocaust Remembrance Project
HOUSTON, TX — A high school history lesson left one student in tears. The lesson is about the Holocaust and part of the assignment is to wear the Star of David. However, one parent said it made her daughter feel it was more like the scarlet letter.

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A Jewish Student was Forced to Wear Star of David for School Holocaust Remembrance Project

HOUSTON, TX — A high school history lesson left one student in tears. The lesson is about the Holocaust and part of the assignment is to wear the Star of David. However, one parent said it made her daughter feel it was more like the scarlet letter.

Miriam Youngblood is shocked at the history lesson plan she said is unacceptable. Her daughter, a junior at Dekaney High School told her she is being forced to do something that made her feel uncomfortable.

“(She) had to wear a yellow star of David that said ”Jewed“ on them like the ones our ancestors had to wear during the Holocaust,” said Miriam Youngblood.

Proud of her Jewish ancestry, her daughter was in tears and her family became upset. Youngblood spent all Tuesday morning calling school administrators. We called too and got in touch with the Spring I.S.D. Director of Communications. We were told the principal was too busy to talk on camera. Instead we were given a written statement:

“The purpose of the Holocaust remembrance project at Dekaney High School is to commemorate and honor the people who were victims of the Holocaust….Students who did not want to participate in the activity were to speak to their teacher and they would be given the alternative assignment.”

Youngblood said that’s not true.

“Her instructor told me she had to wear the star as well as do a written assignment,” said Youngblood. “(If she didn’t) she would get a failing grade.”

Youngblood said she understands the teacher wanted to spread awareness about genocide and racism but she feels the lesson plan went too far.

“To make a Jewish student wear a Star of David that was used as a sign that our people were inferior,” said Youngblood. “Is not acceptable.”

Youngblood eventually received a call from the high school’s principal. She apologized to her and her daughter and told her she will not fail the project and doesn’t have to wear the Star of David.

8 Comments

  • May one never forget

    Sometimes, in the name of trying to do something right, one inadvertently does something wrong. Hopefully the history of the Holocaust doesn’t die.

  • geeez

    us Jews need to stick together good thing this gir stood up..i went to public school i dont know if i would have done that it’s hard when everyone around you knows your Jewish and anything you do is judged by them.. it’s scary

  • Sarah

    My question (which was left out of this article) where the Jewish students the only ones that were supposed to wear these? or was everyone?

  • Esther

    Is a new neonazism emerging in America?
    They need to sue the school and the teacher!!!!!!