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Sztrajt said Hoy had expressed concern over the incident and was open to “educational opportunities” to address the matter.
“Mount Scopus Memorial College has offered to work together with the other school to ensure that an appropriate educational response to this incident is made available,” he said.
Hoy did not respond on Friday to a request for comment from The Age.
Mount Scopus parent Tristan Sternson said his 10-year-old boy had been subjected to a “terrifying experience” by the high schoolers.
“He and his classmates were targeted by high school students from a different school,” Sternson wrote in an online post.
“They were tapped on the shoulder and then chanted at by these … students [saying] ‘free Palestine’ and then, as they walked away, were called ‘dirty Jews’ and other racist comments.
“This is not a political debate; this is pure, unadulterated antisemitism and hate.”
Museums Victoria chief executive Lynley Crosswell said an investigation had been launched.
“I am so deeply sorry that this has happened to your son and his classmates at Melbourne Museum,” Crosswell wrote online in response to Sternson’s post.
“An investigation has commenced and we will be in contact with your son’s school and the other school concerned.
“There is no place for racism or vilification in our museums.”
Carroll said he had offered support to the school during a conversation with Sztrajt.
“[I] conveyed my disgust at the antisemitic attacks on their students yesterday,” Carroll said.
“It is unacceptable that students or staff feel unsafe in the community where they learn, work and play.”
Jewish Community Council of Victoria chief executive Naomi Levin confirmed the Education Department had been in touch following Thursday’s incident, after the council raised concerns on behalf of Mount Scopus parents.
“It is completely unacceptable that our youngest community members are being targeted,” she said.
A Victoria Police spokesperson said they were not aware of any reports about the incident.
The incident comes after Jillian Segal this month released her report into combatting antisemitism in Australia.
The blueprint highlighted education as a key area of focus to help stop antisemitism becoming normalised among young people.
“We are on a dangerous trajectory where young people raised on a diet of disinformation and misinformation about Jews today risk becoming fully fledged antisemites tomorrow,” the report says.
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