2011-10-07 - Newton Tab - Parent-Newton South Material Defames Israeli Forces
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Parent: Newton South material defames Israeli forces By Ashley Studley Wicked Local Newton Posted Oct 07, 2011 Newton — A school official says adinist!ato!s a!e !e"iewin# cu!!iculu ate!ial afte! a $a!e a%out an a!ticle !e#a!din# a Palestinian !esistance o"eent sent hoe with his f!esh 'ony Pa#liuso told the Newton 'AB his dau#hte!, a Newton South (i#h School student, w ate!ial defain# )s!aeli defense fo!ces& Pa#liuso said Wo!ld (isto!y teache! *essica +n#el dist!i%uted a cha$te! on woen f!o Wo!ld Note%ook to students ea!lie! this week& )t-s $u!e $!o$a#anda and $u!e defaation that )s!aeli occu$ation fo!ces and citi.en i$!isonin#, to!tu!in# and u!de!in# A!a% woen,/ he said& 'he section, of the thi!d of fi"e $a#es, !eads as follows O"e! the $ast fou! decade %een acti"e in the Palestinian !esistance o"eent& Se"e!al hund!ed ha"e %een i$!iso to!tu!ed, and killed %y )s!aeli occu$ation fo!ces since the latest u$!isin#, )ntifad occu$ied te!!ito!ies&/ Pa#liuso said his dau#hte! was t!ou%led %y the !eadin#& y faily we-!e all )s!aeli and Ae!ican citi.ens and ha"e a lot of faily in this said 5is this t!ue6 )s this what )s!aeli soldie!s do6- knowin# full well we ha"e 2 )s!ael 8efense 9o!ces,/ he said& Pa#liuso said he s$oke to +n#el, 8e$a!tent (ead *ennife! o!!ill, P!inci$al *oel St cent!al adinist!ato!s and ayo! Setti Wa!!en& Su$e!intendant 8a"id 9leishan said Ste%!id#e, o!!ill and +n#el a!e eetin# with P 'uesday& *en o!!ill is in he! fi!st onth of the :o%& She took a look at it and a#!eed it-s to %e !e"iewed; ) took a look at it and a#!ee it needs to %e !e"iewed,/ 9leishan sai (e said they-ll e<aine the $a!ticula! $assa#e to see is it fits with the #oal of the )sla and woen in the iddle +ast& (e said the $!e"ious de$a!tent head was in"ol"ed in the cu!!iculu choice, and that will dete!ine if it de"iates f!o the class- #oal& We "alue lots of in$ut and f!ee s$eech, and we a#!eed with the $a!ent it=s wo!th !e" Pa#liuso said he :ust wants students to hea! %oth sides of the a!#uent&
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First article published about the problem with class material, and one of the two accurate articles published by the Newton Tab on the issue.
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Parent: Newton South material defames Israeli forces
Parent: Newton South material defames Israeli forces
By Ashley Studley
Wicked Local Newton
Posted Oct 07, 2011
Newton
A school official says administrators are reviewing curriculum material after a parent complained about an article regarding a Palestinian resistance movement sent home with his freshman daughter.
Tony Pagliuso told the Newton TAB his daughter, a Newton South High School student, was given material defaming Israeli defense forces.
Pagliuso said World History teacher Jessica Engel distributed a chapter on women from the Arab World Notebook to students earlier this week.
Its pure propaganda and pure defamation that Israeli occupation forces and citizen soldiers are imprisoning, torturing and murdering Arab women, he said.
The section, of the third of five pages, reads as follows: Over the past four decades, women have been active in the Palestinian resistance movement. Several hundred have been imprisoned, tortured, and killed by Israeli occupation forces since the latest uprising, Intifada, in the Israeli occupied territories.
Pagliuso said his daughter was troubled by the reading.
My family - were all Israeli and American citizens and have a lot of family in this area. [My daughter] said is this true? Is this what Israeli soldiers do? knowing full well we have 25 family members in the Israel Defense Forces, he said.
Pagliuso said he spoke to Engel, Department Head Jennifer Morrill, Principal Joel Stembridge, central administrators and Mayor Setti Warren.
Superintendant David Fleishman said Stembridge, Morrill and Engel are meeting with Pagliuso on Tuesday.
Jen Morrill is in her first month of the job. She took a look at it and agreed its something that needs to be reviewed I took a look at it and agree it needs to be reviewed, Fleishman said.
He said theyll examine the particular passage to see is it fits with the goal of the class-learning about Islam and women in the Middle East.
He said the previous department head was involved in the curriculum choice, and that administrators will determine if it deviates from the class goal.
We value lots of input and free speech, and we agreed with the parent it's worth reviewing, he said.
Pagliuso said he just wants students to hear both sides of the argument.
If it was a two-sided article that gave both perspective equally and kids were able to look at it, talk about it and debate it, of course I wouldn't have an issue with it. I don't think anybody would, he said.
