Minneapolis Public Schools’ (MPS) staff, parents and other concerned citizens were outraged Monday by a Minnesota teachers union’s statement on the Israel-Hamas war.
They wrote a letter to interim Superintendent Rochelle Cox and the MPS school board to condemn the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) Local 59 resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Hamas-Israel conflict, saying it is “antisemitic and hostile.”
Mark Glotter, one of the signatories of the letter, told the Twin Cities Jewfolk, a local online Jewish media hub, that the MFT “should be teaching the kids.”
“It’s not something that the teacher’s federation should be involved with,” he said.
MPS did sent the Twin Cities Jewfolk a statement about them respecting the union’s right to express their views.
“We respect their right to express their views on any topic,” the statement read. “As a diverse community, we work to create a safe and welcoming learning environment for all of our students and families and in light of what we are all witnessing at the moment, we are thinking deeply about supporting both our Jewish and Palestinian families and staff during this difficult time.”
Joshua Q. Nelson is a reporter for Fox News Digital.
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