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Beverly Hills School District Drops Policy Displaying Israeli Flag on Campuses

The school district’s superintendent overruled the board of education’s vote to display the Israeli flag, citing safety concerns.
Beverly Hills School District Drops Policy Displaying Israeli Flag on Campuses
Flags of the United States and Israel wave in Beverly Hills, Calif., on April 25, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Kimberly Hayek
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The Beverly Hills Unified School District will not display the Israeli flag on its campuses, the superintendent said in an Aug. 29 announcement, overriding the board of education’s vote days earlier.

The district’s board of education voted 3–2 on Aug. 26 to display the Israeli flag on all campuses each May during Jewish American Heritage Month to counter anti-Semitism.
Kimberly Hayek
Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.