St. Louis students face punishment for `Hit a Jew Day'

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
At least four students from a suburban St. Louis middle school face punishment for allegedly hitting Jewish classmates during what they called "Hit a Jew Day." The incident happened last week at Parkway West Middle School in Chesterfield. District spokesman Paul Tandy says some of the school's approximately three dozen Jewish students were hit on the shoulders or backs. But in one case, a student allegedly was slapped in the face. It began with an unofficial "Spirit Week" among sixth-graders that started harmlessly enough with a "Hug a Friend Day." Then there was "High Five Day." Soon, though, the days moved from friendly to silly. Next there was "Hit a Tall Person Day" and, finally, "Hit a Jew Day."