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

This is a deeply disturbing case of antisemitism targeting a 15-year-old Jewish girl at her high school in Seattle. This is racism. This is hate. This is evil.

What the other students did to her is unconscionable—and so is the failure of the school system to protect her. 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 act without hesitation. I urge them to fully investigate the students and staff 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.


Case Outline: Antisemitism at Nathan Hale High School

Incident & Timeline

  • Target: M.K.L., a 15-year-old freshman at Seattle’s Nathan Hale High School, during the 2023–24 school year following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack  .
  • Harassment included daily antisemitic slurs (“I hate Jews,” “Hitler’s plan should have worked”), swastikas on school property, online harassment via TikTok/Instagram, and physical intimidation (spitting, threats to “kill yourself”)  .



Escalation and Safety Threat


  • On May 22, 2024, around 20 students chased M.K.L. through the school. A teacher locked her in a classroom. Those students “banged on and rattled the door” while shouting antisemitic threats and calling her out to assault her  .
  • M.K.L. believed her life was in danger and refused to return to campus; ultimately, her family withdrew her from school for safety  .



School’s Reaction and Alleged Inaction


  • The student’s family repeatedly reported incidents to the Principal (Dr. William Jackson) and Vice Principal (Makela Steward‑Monroe), but they allegedly failed to investigate, discipline, or publicly address the pattern of harassment  .
  • School officials reportedly refused to preserve or release surveillance footage, even though they had used it internally—raising concerns of deliberate deletion  .



Legal Claims & Impact


  • The family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit (June 2025) under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and related Washington state laws, accusing Seattle Public Schools of negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, failure to supervise/training, and discrimination  .
  • M.K.L. suffers ongoing PTSD-like symptoms—nightmares, flashbacks, anxiety—and missed the last weeks of school. She later transferred to a new school with a healthier atmosphere  .



Institutional & Community Response


  • Seattle Public Schools has expressed commitment to reviewing the allegations and reaffirmed that it does not tolerate discrimination  .
  • Community groups, including the Jewish Community Relations Council and Project Shema, had intervened earlier in 2024 to provide anti-bias training and raise concerns—yet the lawsuit argues systemic failures persisted  .





Links  Seattle student hid in Locked Classroom as Anti-Semitic Mob Pounded on Door 









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