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Students participate in anti-hate/crime lesson

The statistics show that the number of hate crimes is on the rise. Bias, discriminaexperiences

and statistics to highlight tion and hate motivated crimes continue

how these issues are very important to tear communities apart. Unfortunately,

today. a large number of these

According to BiasHELP, young crimes were committed by juvenilles

people between the ages of 13 and18 and young adults.

commit the majority of discrimination

As a part of the social studies curriculum,

and hate/bias crimes. The organization over 300 Lindenhurst High

works to combat hate, prejudice and School students participated in a special

intolerance through education. They program on anti-hate, discrimination

encourage students to put understanding and prejudice. A guest speaker

and respect for others as a part of from BiasHELP of Long Island spoke

their daily life. There were also projects about raising school and community

displayed throughout the school. awareness and shared some real-life
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