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Newport-Mesa school board addresses recent anti-semitic incidents

Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach.
Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach.
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Newport-Mesa school board addresses recent anti-semitic incidents

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District in Orange County is creating an anti-bigotry task force in response to recent incidents of hate and anti-semitism.

Earlier this month, images circulated on social media of Orange County students at an off-campus party giving the Nazi salute. Then, last weekend, Nazi propaganda posters were pasted onto several buildings at Newport Harbor High School. 

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