New York City Public Schools Chancellor David Banks speaks during a hearing about antisemitism in American schools on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. (Fox News)
Stefanik said, "In October, 40 to 50 students marched through Origins High School chanting ‘Death to Israel’ and ‘Kill the Jews.’"
"In addition, an independent investigation found that a teacher who teaches global history was told by a student, quote, ‘I wish you were killed.’ Another student called her, quote, ‘a dirty Jew.’ And the student said he wished Hitler could have hit more Jews, including her," she continued. "What disciplinary actions have been taken against those students who chanted ‘Death to Israel’ at Origins High School and against the student who harassed with antisemitic slurs?"
Banks responded by saying that "when we have done our investigation, we have found no evidence that there was any movement through the hall saying, ‘Death to the Jews.'"
"We looked at, and I treat that very, very seriously. That was reported in the papers. We have found no evidence that that actually happened," he added. "What we have found a wide range of deeply troubling antisemitic things that have happened at Origins High School. This is the one case that has troubled me the most, Congresswoman, I will tell you that."
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Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., talks at the House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing on "Columbia in Crisis: Columbia University's Response to Antisemitism" on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on April 17. (AP/Mariam Zuhaib)
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Banks also said during the hearing, "Whenever an issue is brought to our attention, I can't state that I can prevent every incident from ever happening. But our role as leaders is to make sure that once it is brought to our attention, that we respond in an appropriate fashion. And that is what we have been doing."
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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