Bonita Vista High School

Following the terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, a student at Bonita Vista High School drew the below cartoon which was published in "The Crusaders" school newspaper, without attribution to the artist. Needless to say, there was uproar at the next Board meeting (https://bonitavistacrusader.org/15566/news/it-takes-the-youth-to-see-the-truth/).

Due to PeerK12's relationship to the district, we reached out to Superintendent Aguirre to be a resource to help the community. We were connected to BVHS Principal Romero who coordinated a meeting between the Crusaders's editorial staff and members of the Israel Club, along with their advisors (https://bonitavistacrusader.org/15513/opinion/staff-editorial/).

The students were eager and open to learning about the facts regarding Israel and its history, as well as proper definitions and usages of words such as "genocide" and "apartheid." We soon discovered their social media algorithm was a large part of their errant perspective (https://bonitavistacrusader.org/15897/opinion/a-different-perspective/).

We then recommended a professor to feature on their podcast. More to come...