Ottawa police charge 2 youths with hate crime at high school

Two Ottawa youths have been charged with hate crimes after an incident at a high school last month.

Police say one student made and displayed a hate symbol in school and another used antisemitic language and gestures.

The principal of Sir Robert Borden High School sent a letter to parents in late December apologizing after he said two Jewish students were shown a swastika and a Nazi salute by two of their peers.

Police say they have laid charges of public incitement of hatred, mischief and criminal harassment.

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The identities of the students who have been charged are protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

In late September the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board released an open letter to Jewish students, staff and community members, noting that there had been a rise of antisemitic incidents in schools and promising to take action.