AZ: Tom Horne (R) advised 2 Phoenix-area schools to remove a club they didn't have

[RandySF]

Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne accused two Phoenix-area schools of hosting an organization he said distributes antisemitic materials to students.

But school leaders say there’s a fundamental flaw in Horne’s accusation: The human rights advocacy organization at the center of his concern, Amnesty International, is not an active club on either campus.

In two letters dated May 15, which the Arizona Department of Education publicly released a day later, Horne called for the superintendents at Hamilton High School in Chandler and Cactus Shadows High School in Cave Creek to remove Amnesty International from their campuses.

Horne’s letters were prompted by “a web notification” that listed Hamilton and Cactus Shadows among schools with an Amnesty International presence on campus, according to department spokesperson Doug Nick.





https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2024/05/23/horne-asked-two-phoenix-area-schools-to-remove-amnesty-international-clubs/73793413007/

[SarahD]

1. And those cat litter boxes, too!

In case there are Furries supporting Amnesty International.