What is “Hit a Jew day”?
ST Louis, MO -
Several sixth-graders at Parkway West Middle School in Chesterfield are being punished for creating “Hit a Jew Day”. The students were said to have conceived the idea from “Hug a friend day” held earlier this month.  The students then proceeded by hitting Jewish classmates.
The students slapped one Jewish person in the face and some others were punched in the back. They may be suspended and will be required to undergo counseling.Â
There are an estimated 35 Jewish children at the school and less than 10 of them were actually hit.Â
District spokesman Paul Tandy was quoted as saying “The concern is a lot of kids knew about it and they didn’t take action or say anything.”
In my opinion, the kids didn’t say anything because they didn’t see it as a big deal. It wasn’t all too long ago that I attended 6th grade and i can think of a least two “games” the boys would play in which you would punch each other on the arm. Boys will be boys. I suspect a similar concept here, except than when the media got word of this story, they saw financial gain from exploting the facts.Â
I have several Jewish friends myself and i often poke fun at their heritage and they do the same to me. Let’s remember not to be too serious about these things.
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