14-year old Israeli girl beaten by fellow HSer in NB

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MaxE
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18 May 2024, 10:08 am

This is actually a podcast. I don't know how many equivalent incidents have occurred in the US, but this certainly stands out. (Spoiler) the girl who did this got one week suspension and the school chose to not get the Police involved.

https://thecjn.ca/podcasts/an-israeli-high-schooler-was-beaten-up-in-fredericton-her-family-believes-it-was-a-hate-crime/

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On April 30, Shaked Tsurkan, a 14-year-old Israeli girl attending high school in New Brunswick, was followed and beaten up by an older student. It happened off school grounds during the lunch hour and other classmates gathered to watch—someone even filmed the whole thing on their phone, later posted to social media, where you can see Tsurkan getting jumped from behind, thrown to the ground and punched repeatedly.

According to Shaked, her assailant is an older female Muslim student who also attends her school, Leo Hayes High School, in Fredericton. It appears the physical assault came after months of being targeted for being Israeli after she started Grade 9 in September 2023, just weeks before the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack.

The altercation left Tsurkan with cuts, bruises and black eyes. While the school declined to share details about the incident to protect the privacy of its students, Tsurkan says her assailant was suspended from school for a week; she also says when she returned to school, she was advised to use the teachers’ private washroom for her own safety, not to walk alone and to stay inside the building between classes.

Tsurkan’s parents are frustrated, because they feel local authorities are ignoring the antisemitic overtones to their daughter’s beating. On today’s episode of The CJN Daily, Shaked Tsurkan and her parents, Eli and Michal, share their side of the story, detailing how the war in the Middle East is playing out in their corner of Atlantic Canada.


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18 May 2024, 11:24 am

That's very sad. Why can't her parents get the police involved? You can bet I would.


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21 May 2024, 11:13 am

Police are useless. And racist. And ableist.



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21 May 2024, 12:48 pm

Many years ago when I was about her age, I was assaulted verbally and physically attacked in school. This went on for around 3 years. So what advice can I give the girl if she is listening.

#1 Learn how to physically defend yourself. Some sports such as Karate may be a good after school activity.
#2 Always travel with a group of friends. Their is strength in numbers.


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21 May 2024, 12:50 pm

IsabellaLinton wrote:
That's very sad. Why can't her parents get the police involved? You can bet I would.

Yep, if there's video involved, I'd be curious why they can't.