Published: 4 October 2019
Last updated: 4 March 2024
A 12-YEAR-OLD JEWISH student was forced to kneel down and kiss the shoes of a Muslim classmate, while a five-year-old boy was allegedly called a "Jewish cockroach" and repeatedly hounded in the school toilets by his young classmates.
The two incidents this year involved a Year 7 boy at Cheltenham Secondary College and the second a prep student at Hawthorn West Primary School. Both boys, whose parents have asked to remain anonymous, have since left the schools where the incidents occurred, with the five-year-old boy currently being home schooled.
The older boy’s act of kissing another student’s shoes, under threat of being swarmed by several other boys, was filmed, photographed and shared on social media.
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Photo: A Jewish year 7 student at Cheltenham Secondary College was filmed while being forced to kiss the shoes of a Muslim boy in July (Age)
