Parents of Jewish students at the Ethical Culture Fieldston School (ECFS) in the Bronx, N.Y., have long voiced their frustrations about institutional antisemitism, and since Oct. 7, anti-Israel graffiti and taunts of “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Now, co-host Sunny Hostin, 55, of the daytime talk show “The View,” has seized on the case of an “antiwar advocate” who she believes was wrongfully removed by administrators.
Hostin signed a letter sent to the school on July 7 making accusations of “unequal discipline, unfair treatment and biased standards we perceive our children to be subjected to.”
The letter was inspired by an unnamed student expelled after she wore a dress with a Palestinian flag and the protest slogan “Free Palestine.” She is also alleged to have created art featuring the Jewish eliminationist phrase “from the river to the sea.”
The school has not disclosed the offenses that led to her expulsion.
Hostin told the New York Post that the student “was discriminated against because she was an antiwar advocate” and that she “received disparate treatment than other students, and that was the impetus of the coalition forming.”
While not directly addressing the matter at hand, a school spokesperson told JNS: “We are committed to fostering a safe and inclusive ECFS community for all our students, and this absolutely and unequivocally includes our Jewish students.”
