Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Over 100 Unruly Jewish Students Kicked Off Plane; Yeshiva of Flatbush School Explores Anti-Semitism

An Orthodox Jewish high school in New York is investigating an incident in which more than 100 of its students were kicked off an early morning flight on June 3, the Washington Times website reports today (June 5, 2013).

Yeshiva of Flatbush's senior class trip was detoured after 101 students and eight chaperones were kicked off a plane bound for Atlanta, Georgia. Southwest -- which owns AirTran -- said the group of "non-compliant passengers" would not stay in their seats, and some were being disobedient by using their cell phones after being asked to turn them off.

The students and chaperones involved insist that Southwest Airlines crew members "overreacted" to the situation. "It blew out of proportion. It was a mountain out of a molehill," teacher Marian Wielgus -- one of the eight chaperones -- told CNN.

One student believes the group was targeted for its religious affiliation, suggesting that Southwest Airlines made up the story about the unruly and disobedient students in order to cover up the staff's anti-Semitic behavior. "They treated us like we were terrorists; I've never seen anything like it. I'm not someone to make these kinds of statements," Jonathan Zehavi told CNN.

1 comment:

  1. Sounds like the group was a bit rowdy and things got out of hand.

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