It’s not often that Missouri high schools make their way into the news. But this week, we’ve already had two remarkable incidents: a massive brawl at Hickman High in Columbia and an AIDS pandemic at Normandy High near St. Louis.
And then here comes the craziest one yet:
ST. LOUIS (AP) – 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 officials said Thursday they believe that fewer than 10 children of the district’s 35 Jewish students were struck.
To be fair, a 28.5 percent success rate at your local carnival’s Whack a Mole game probably still wins you an oversized stuffed gorilla.
