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Kincaid’s Statement on Antisemitic Attack Against Jewish Student in Seattle

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What happened to a 15-year-old Jewish girl at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle is not just deeply disturbing. It is a case study in how antisemitism spreads when institutions fail to confront it  and in how that failure, left unchecked, produces something genuinely terrifying.

This is racism. This is hate. This is evil. And the response from the school system made it worse.

I call upon the Mayor of Seattle, the Governor of Washington, the State Attorney General, and all city, state, and federal representatives to condemn this attack without hesitation. I urge them to fully investigate every student and staff member involved  and to offer their unwavering support to the victim and her family. The people of Seattle and the entire state of Washington should be horrified that this happened. We should be embarrassed. We should be ashamed.

There is an infection of evil spreading in our country, and this case is one of the most chilling symptoms. I fear what the students who committed this act may be capable of as adults if this hatred is left unchecked and unpunished.

What Happened: The Nathan Hale Case in Detail

The student at the center of this case referred to in court documents as M.K.L.  was a 15-year-old freshman at Seattle's Nathan Hale High School during the 2023–24 school year. The harassment she faced began in the immediate aftermath of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and escalated steadily throughout the year.

The Harassment

  • Daily antisemitic slurs, including "I hate Jews" and "Hitler's plan should have worked"
  • Swastikas drawn on school property
  • Online harassment targeting her specifically through TikTok and Instagram
  • Physical intimidation, including spitting and threats to "kill yourself"

The Mob   May 22, 2024

On May 22, 2024, approximately 20 students chased M.K.L. through the school building. A teacher intervened and locked her in a classroom. The students surrounded the door  banging on it, rattling the handle, shouting antisemitic threats, and calling for her to come out so they could assault her. M.K.L. believed her life was in danger. She refused to return to campus after that day. Her family ultimately withdrew her from the school entirely.

The School's Failure

The family repeatedly reported the harassment to Principal Dr. William Jackson and Vice Principal Makela Steward-Monroe. According to the lawsuit, school officials failed to investigate, failed to discipline the students involved, and failed to publicly address the pattern of antisemitic behavior that was escalating throughout the year.

Particularly troubling the school officials reportedly refused to preserve or release surveillance footage , footage they had previously used internally raising serious concerns that evidence was deliberately concealed.

The Legal Action

In June 2025, M.K.L.'s family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Seattle Public Schools under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, as well as related Washington State laws. The suit alleges negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, failure to supervise and train staff, and discrimination. M.K.L. continues to suffer PTSD-like symptoms  nightmares, flashbacks, and severe anxiety. She missed the final weeks of the school year and has since transferred to a different school.

Seattle Public Schools has expressed commitment to reviewing the allegations and has reaffirmed that it does not tolerate discrimination. Community organizations, including the Jewish Community Relations Council and Project Shema, had provided anti-bias training earlier in the year. The lawsuit argues that systemic failures persisted regardless.

This Is Not an Isolated Incident

The Nathan Hale case did not happen in a vacuum. It happened in the context of a documented national surge in antisemitism that accelerated sharply following the October 7 Hamas attack. According to the Anti-Defamation League, antisemitic incidents in the United States reached record levels in 2023, with a dramatic spike in the months following October 7. Campus antisemitism in particular became one of the most visible and alarming features of the crisis, with incidents reported at universities and high schools across the country.

Washington State was not immune. What happened at Nathan Hale High School is one of the most documented and legally actionable examples but it represents a pattern, not an exception. Jewish students in this state and across the country are navigating school environments where hatred has been normalized, where administrators hesitate to act, and where the institutions responsible for their safety have repeatedly failed them.

The question is not simply what to do about Nathan Hale High School. The question is what kind of country and what kind of state we intend to be  and whether we have the courage to act accordingly.

What Must Happen and What Congress Can Do

Statements of solidarity are not enough. Here is what concrete accountability looks like  and what a member of Congress can and should do to address this crisis:

1. Full Federal Investigation Under Title VI

The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights has jurisdiction over this case. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination based on race, color, and national origin in any program receiving federal funding. Jewish identity has been recognized as a protected characteristic under Title VI. Seattle Public Schools receives federal funding. The OCR should open a full investigation immediately, and if it has not done so, members of Congress should demand it in writing.

2. Accountability for School Administrators Who Failed to Act

The allegations against Principal Dr. William Jackson and Vice Principal Makela Steward-Monroe are serious. If the allegations are proven  that they received repeated reports of escalating antisemitic harassment and took no meaningful action  they should face professional consequences. School administrators who protect institutions at the expense of students do not deserve to remain in positions of authority over children.

3. Mandatory Antisemitism Training in Federally Funded Schools

Congress should condition a portion of federal K-12 education funding on the adoption of mandatory, evidence-based antisemitism education and staff training programs. The Jewish Community Relations Council and Project Shema provided training at Nathan Hale  but voluntary, after-the-fact training is not sufficient. It must be required, standardized, and delivered before incidents escalate, not after.

4. A Federal Standard for School Hate Crime Reporting and Response

Currently, there is no consistent federal standard governing how K-12 schools must report, document, and respond to hate incidents. The result is exactly what happened at Nathan Hale: a pattern of escalating harassment that was internally documented but not acted upon, and surveillance footage that was used internally but withheld from the family. Congress should establish mandatory reporting standards, require schools to preserve relevant evidence, and create a mechanism for federal review when schools fail to respond adequately.

5. Establish the White House Office to Combat Antisemitism

The fragmented, reactive federal response to antisemitism spread across the DOJ, DOE, DHS, and State Department with no central coordinating authority  is a structural failure. Kincaid has proposed the creation of a permanent White House Office to Combat Antisemitism within the Executive Office of the President, with a Senate confirmed Director, an interagency working group, and a public dashboard of outcomes. What happened to this student is precisely the kind of case that office would be designed to track, respond to, and ensure does not fall through the cracks.

Where Is Washington's Congressional Delegation?

This incident occurred in Washington State. It was reported nationally. A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed. And the response from Washington's congressional delegation has been largely silent.

Representative Suzan DelBene  who represents a district that includes a substantial Jewish community and who has been in Congress for over twelve years  has not, to my knowledge, made a public statement specifically addressing the Nathan Hale case or called for a federal investigation. She voted against censuring Representative Rashida Tlaib following Tlaib's statements in the wake of October 7. She is a cosponsor of the Transgender Bill of Rights but not a lead voice on Jewish civil rights in her own state.

Silence in the face of antisemitism is not neutrality. It is a choice. And it is the wrong one.

A Final Word

M.K.L. was 15 years old. She went to school. She was hunted through the hallways by a mob of her classmates while teachers locked her in a room to keep her safe. She has nightmares. She changed schools. She is trying to move forward.

The students who did this to her learned somewhere that Jewish people are acceptable targets. That lesson did not emerge from nowhere. It was permitted to grow in the classroom, in the hallways, online — while adults who were responsible for stopping it looked the other way.

Antisemitism is not a relic of the past. It is alive, it is growing, and it is happening in our schools right now. If we do not confront it with the full force of our moral clarity and our legal authority, we are complicit in what comes next.

This campaign will always stand with the Jewish community. Not with words alone. With votes, with legislation, and with the willingness to say plainly what others will not.

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Kincaid is a moderate, common-sense Democrat and official candidate for Congress in Washington's 1st Congressional District. The campaign is focused on practical solutions for public safety, healthcare, economic fairness, and the protection of civil rights for all Americans.

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