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Parents call on Scarsdale school board president to step down following antisemitic incident at high school

Scarsdale School Board President James Dugan has condemned what happened, but parents say his response isn't enough.

News 12 Staff

Apr 19, 2026, 9:44 PM

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People in Scarsdale are calling for the school board president to resign after an antisemitic incident that happened Friday at the high school.

The Board of Education said in a letter that flyers for the student-led "Israel Culture Club Event" were torn down and thrown away.

The high school principal says some of those flyers were thrown into a urinal.

News 12 was told that the daughter of Scarsdale School Board President James Dugan shared a photo of a flyer in a urinal on Instagram.

Dugan has condemned what happened, but parents say his response isn't enough and that his daughter apologize.

Hundreds had signed on to a petition to get him to resign as of Sunday night.

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