N.J. high school starts fix for yearbooks with Muslim student photo on Jewish club page

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East Brunswick school officials have hired an independent investigator to determine how and why the switch occurred.

“A new ‘club’ page reflecting the newly photographed Jewish Club and a roster of their membership is already being printed,” said the district’s superintendent, Victor Valeski, in a

The school board approved Valeski’s recommendation to hire an independent investigator to determine how the switch was made during a meeting Thursday that ran until midnight, officials said. Valeski did not say how much the investigation would cost, but he said the results will be publicly reported. Muslim and Jewish students alike, as well as yearbook students, advisors and school administrators have been subject to attacks this past week, he said.

 

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