Leftist Reporter Leaves OUT Key Details On California High School Teacher FIRED For Alleged Anti-Semitic Lectures And Nazi Salutes
Written By BlabberBuzz | Friday, 06 October 2023 09:20
A high school teacher in the California Bay Area has been fired following an investigation into his alleged anti-Semitic lectures, which reportedly included performing Nazi salutes in class.
The teacher, Henry Bens, who is black, was terminated by the school district after being placed on administrative leave earlier this year for distributing copies of an alleged anti-Semitic hoax document called "The Hidden Tyranny" to his 10th-grade class. The document claims that Jews are manipulating US foreign policy in an attempt to achieve world domination.
Bens, who is also a pastor of a congregation in Alameda and self-described as a Black Israelite, has been accused by his students of making the "Heil Hitler" salute in class on multiple occasions. Students claim that Bens justified the salute by stating that he was revealing the truth about the evil Jews and helping them "remove the blindfold."
Additionally, Bens instructed his students to annotate the text and underline passages that discuss how Jews influence and subvert social hierarchies.
The allegations against Bens came to light when students began compiling evidence against him, leading to his placement on administrative leave in February. After an external investigation found that Bens had violated state law by using anti-Semitic texts in his classroom, the Hayward Unified School District Board of Education unanimously voted to terminate his employment.
The district cited California Education Code Section 51500, which prohibits instruction or activities that promote discriminatory bias based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, nationality, or sexual orientation.
The firing of Bens has raised concerns about the rise of anti-Semitism, with some publications attributing the incidents to white supremacist groups. However, it is important to note that Bens himself is a black immigrant from Somalia.
A leftist reporter, Emily Schrader, wrote an article titled "Under attack: White supremacists lead antisemitic charge in U.S.," in which she failed to mention Bens' race. Schrader later clarified that the examples in her article were not primarily related to white supremacy but rather to radical left ideologies, ethnic studies curricula, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives that exclude Jews.
While the firing of Bens highlights the seriousness of the allegations against him, it also raises questions about the school district's response. Teachers and students have criticized the district for taking too long to terminate Bens, as he had reportedly been open about his anti-Semitic beliefs and had even supplemented the district-mandated Holocaust curriculum with an anti-Semitic book.
The Hayward Unified School District (HUSD) stated that it conducted a fair and thorough investigation into the allegations against Bens. Zev Kvitky, a spokesman for HUSD, emphasized the district's commitment to creating safe and inclusive schools for all students while ensuring due process and fair treatment for educators.