Speakers at Henrico School Board meeting debate Deep Run High School teacher s comments about Israel-Hamas war henricocitizen.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from henricocitizen.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Behind the actions against Catharine Massalha are powerful right wing forces. After a student recorded her in December, the student’s father sent the 12-minute audio recording to the Defense of Freedom Institute (DFI), and the recording and a transcript were subsequently published by the Washington Examiner in late January.
Catherine Massalha, a Henrico County Public Schools teacher, has been reassigned after an investigation found her comments about the Israel-Hamas war violated policy. In an audio recording made by a student in her Deep Run High School ninth grade class, Massalha is heard calling Hamas militants "resistance fighters" and accusing the United States of funding a genocide in Gaza. The school division determined that her remarks "contradicted guidance provided to all high school history departments" this year. The controversy has led to heated public comments at the school board meeting, with some speakers calling for Massalha s reinstatement and others urging her removal from Henrico County schools.