Consequences for playing 'Beat the Jew'
What should the consequences be for high school seniors who concoct a game called “Beat the Jew,” advertise it online, and then play it by dividing kids up into “Nazis” and "Jews," the latter group being subjected to "incineration" or "enslavement."
This game was actually played by students at La Quinta High Schoolnear Palm Springs, Calif., on a highway that runs through La Quinta, the Associated Press reported.
About 40 students joined a Facebook group dedicated to the game -- the page has since been taken down -- though fewer kids actually showed up to play, school officials said.
Exactly how the game was played is unclear. One description given involves the "Nazis" blindfolding "Jews" and then dropping them somewhere with the aim of having them find their way back to school. Another description has the "Nazis" chasing and trying to capture the "Jews." Losers were subject to "incineration" or "enslavement," a school administrator was quoted as saying.
Now, seven seniors are facing disciplinary measures for playing the game, which school officials were alerted to by another student who is reported to be afraid to return to school.
Initially, officials were concerned that they couldn’t discipline the kids because the game was played off-campus, but apparently discussions