Jewish Heritage Month Banner Restored at Toronto School

A banner proclaiming Jewish Heritage Month has been restored to the main foyer of a Toronto high school, following intense grassroots activism by Jewish students. The banner had been removed Tuesday after the principal at Forest Hill Collegiate Institute deemed it "too controversial," in light of its resemblance to the Israeli flag. The decision to remove the banner in the first place, and the TDSB's initial reaction to it, leave much to be desired.

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