New York Post

‘Only a handful’ of HS haters

- Haley Brown and Steve Janowski

Students at a Brooklyn public high school shaken by shocking reports of antisemiti­sm say most of the problems come from a specific group of troublemak­ers who “take it too far.”

Allegation­s at Origins HS in Sheepshead Bay that surfaced over the weekend include claims from staffers that one student donned a Hitler mustache while a crew marched through the halls with Palestinia­n flags chanting “Death to Israel.”

“It’s only a handful of students,” a high school junior told The Post Monday, the first day back in class since the accusation­s emerged. “It’s dishearten­ing and I understand they are trying to bring awareness, but why like this?”

Two students claimed the group allegedly targets anyone they come across.

“Those kids are threatenin­g every single one of the kids here, not just the Jewish [ones],” said one male student who claimed they had taunted black children with a racial slur as well.

“They’re just racist,” another student, a freshman girl, added.

“They walk around in groups. You don’t want to mess with them.”

A 10th-grader named Joshua said, “I feel bad for the people who are Jewish. I don’t know if there’s anything the teachers or principal can do. We have freedom of speech, too.”

On Monday, six NYPD officers were stationed outside the school during afternoon dismissal.

Some advocates Sunday called for the removal of city Schools Chancellor David Banks and Origins interim principal Dara Kammerman.

The female freshman — who claimed to have seen the kid with the Hitler mustache — also said the school doesn’t discipline the unruly racists. “That’s why they do it,” she said.

The city Department of Education has said it will investigat­e.

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