"Students from Branham High school in support of local Jewish communities staged a peaceful walkout on Wednesday, to show their disapproval of hate on campus. The students were responding to a Dec. 3 Instagram post showing a group of eight young people - later identified as Branham students - lying on the Branham football field, forming a swastika using their bodies, with an accompanying quote from Adolf Hitler."
""What happened at Branham High School was not a joke, not a prank, and not self-expression - it was an act of hatred," the mayor wrote. "The fact that this was planned and posted publicly makes it even more disturbing. This behavior has no place in our community, and it will not be tolerated. I stand with our Jewish residents and support real accountability for everyone involved.""
Students at Branham High staged a peaceful walkout in support of local Jewish communities to protest hate on campus. The action followed a Dec. 3 Instagram post showing eight young people lying on the football field to form a swastika with an accompanying Adolf Hitler quote. The images prompted immediate outrage and condemnation from school officials and political leaders, and San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan publicly denounced the act. The school was alerted via an anonymous tip line, the Instagram account was removed by Friday morning, and the principal said the incident did not reflect school values.
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