Overview
- The image showed students forming a swastika on the Branham High football field and was posted with an antisemitic 1939 quote attributed to Adolf Hitler.
- Instagram removed the post and the associated account after the photo circulated online.
- Principal Beth Silbergeld condemned the act as unacceptable antisemitism targeting Jewish students.
- The school referred the case to the San José Police Department and is coordinating with the Anti-Defamation League, the Bay Area Jewish Coalition and the Jewish Community Relations Council.
- Leaders are preparing information and support sessions for students next week following reports of fear among Jewish students.