‘Antisemitic environment’ at Leo Hayes - lawsuit
Israeli family alleges Muslim girl attacked student because she’s Jewish, accuses district education council, faculty of failing to prevent violence, allowing discriminatory atmosphere
An Israeli father and his daughter, who was allegedly assaulted by a Muslim student in April, contend there’s a pervasive atmosphere of antisemitism in the northside school she attends.
A Leo Hayes High School student who’s Jewish, and her father, acting as her litigation guardian, filed a notice of action and statement of claim in the Court of King’s Bench in Fredericton on Sept. 6.
Named as defendants are Anglophone School District West district education council, the Muslim girl involved in the incident and three “unknown parties,” two of whom are the Muslim girl’s parents.
Though the girl and her father were named on the original notice of action, as was the Muslim girl, counsel for that defendant has since secured a court order prohibiting the publication or broadcast of her name. Furthermore, an amended statement of claim filed by the plaintiffs removed their names as well.
As such, the Fredericton Independent isn’t naming the Jewish girl, the Muslim girl or their parents.
The civil action stems from a physical altercation between the teenage plaintiff and another Leo Hayes High School (LHHS) student April 30 who’s Muslim, and it was captured on cellphone video and shared extensively in local social-media circles.