- A picture posted online shows students from The Lovett School in Atlanta, Georgia, playing the game
- Five students were suspended, two were banned from co-curricular activities in the first two weeks of school and one was expelled
- The incident comes less than two weeks after white supremacists held a violent rally in Charlottesville, Virginia
- In April, the Anti-Defamation League reported an 86 percent increase in the number of anti-Semitic incidents
Students from an Atlanta private school are facing discipline after a photo posted online showed them playing a ‘Jews vs Nazis’ beer pong game at an off-campus house party.
The picture, obtained by WSB-TV, shows students from The Lovett School with red cups filled with beer.
On one side of the table, the cups are in the shape of a Jewish Star of David and in the shape of a Nazi swastika on the other.
Five students were suspended and two more were banned from co-curricular activities during the first two weeks of school.
Students from The Lovett School in Atlanta, Georgia, are facing discipline after a photo posted online showed them playing ‘Jews vs Nazis’ beer pong at an off-campus house party (above)
In a letter sent out to parents on Sunday, headmaster William S Peebles said that a student misled school officials about his role in setting up and participating in the game, leading to his expulsion.
Atlanta Rabbi Peter Berg alerted the prep school’s administration of the incident. Berg says the school did a ‘phenomenal job’ in responding.
‘The fact that someone could even conceive of such a game, and then play it and think it’s funny is beyond words,’ Berg told WSB-TV.
Five students were suspended, two were banned from co-curricular activities during the first two weeks of school and one was expelled (Pictured, The Lovett School)
A statement from Lovett School leaders read in part: ‘Character education is at the heart of all we do at Lovett, and we deeply appreciate the individuals and organizations across our community who are helping us to continue to learn and grow from this very troubling incident.’
The incident comes less than two weeks after white supremacists held a violent rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, to protest the removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee.
The rally ended with the death of one woman and 35 more injured.
In April, the Anti-Defamation League reported an 86 percent spike in cases of anti-Semitism in 2017.
The annual Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents saw a doubling of the amount of anti-Semitic bullying and vandalism at non-denominational K-12 grade schools.