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School district later reverses decision by principal who cited 'neutrality' policy, notes the Holocaust survivor and Nobel Prize-winning author's 'Night' is part of the curriculum

The district allowed the high school to put the posters back up the next day and used a statement highlighting that Wiesel's memoir is part of its curriculum.

The librarian says he plans to hang the posters, which include a quote from Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, back up at Central Bucks’ South HS after the principal reversed the order for removal.

A Central Bucks School District teacher was forced to take down a quote by Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel because it was said to violate the school's new advocacy policy.

Central Bucks South High School librarian Matt Pecic said a principal told him to take down four posters with a quote from Holocaust survivor and author Elie Wiesel.

The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg and the Westmoreland Diversity Coalition are presenting a virtual speaker series to shed light on the ways different people have been marginalized and subjected to biases and hate crimes. The third annual Growth Through Knowledge and Understanding series begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday with

"Antisemitism is not just something that hurts people’s feelings. It’s damaging. It threatens the lives of Jews."

A city littered with hateful messages has sparked an investigation into who is responsible for the shocking discovery.

THE ISSUE: “Last year, 284 hate crimes were reported in Pennsylvania — more than 2 1/2 times what was reported in 2020 and the highest since the Pennsylvania State Police

Editor’s note: The hate crimes numbers compiled by the Pennsylvania State Police and used in reporting this story were changed on the state police online database sometime late May 12