Illinois high school apologizes after printing quote from student 'happy' about Oct. 7 in yearbook

An Illinois high school says it has launched an investigation after a 'deeply offensive' quote about the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack was printed in its yearbook. An entry in Glenbrook South High School's 2024 yearbook has sparked outrage in the community of the northern Chicago suburb of Glenview for quoting a 10th-grade student's 'happy' reaction to last fall's terrorist attack against Israel in a section on the war.

' 'The District 225 Board of Education, Administration, and staff condemn antisemitism, hate speech, and violence of any kind,' Glowacki said at a meeting on Tuesday in comments sent to Fox News Digital by the school. 'This is a core belief codified by Illinois statute, district policy, and our student handbook.

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