Students Pictured Playing 'Jews vs. Nazis' Drinking Game
PRINCETON, N.J. (CBS/AP) — Officials at a New Jersey high school say they're upset over a photo on social media showing students playing a "Jews vs. Nazis" drinking game.
The photo was shared on Snapchat, where one Princeton high student captured it and wrote about it on her blog.
The photo shows students playing a version of beer pong dubbed "Holocaust Pong" or "Alcoholocaust." A screenshot shows the students pouring beer into two sets of cups that were arranged in the forms of a Star of David and a swastika.
Princeton Superintendent Steve Cochrane says he's deeply upset over the students' choices to engage in a drinking game with "clearly anti-Semitic" overtones.
"As a community we all have a role in teaching our children to make good decisions, to be legally responsible, and to be respectful members of a diverse society."
He says the district is talking to the students and their families about the photo.
The school board released the following statement on the incident:
'The Board of Education is aware of and concerned about the photograph depicting an insensitive drinking game that has been circulating in social media. Superintendent Cochrane, Principal Snyder and PHS staff have responded quickly and with care to address the complex issues raised, and as a board, we are confident in their ability to properly handle this matter. Any decisions about possible disciplinary consequences for the students involved are and will remain confidential.
Princeton Public Schools does not tolerate prejudices of any kind. Clearly we have work to do. The issues we are presented with - bias, ethnic insensitivity, underage alcohol abuse and inappropriate social media use - are neither new nor unique to Princeton, but this incident has brought them into sharp focus. This incident raises difficult questions for all of us in the community about what we are teaching our children both in school and at home. As a district we will closely examine our efforts to address the root causes of these problems to ensure that Princeton Public Schools remains first and foremost a place of tolerance and caring.'
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