The principal of an elite Sydney high school has apologised after students yelled anti-Semitic chants during a friendly football game.
Year eight students from Moriah College were subjected to chants of “Jew FC” and “**ing Jews” by fans of Reddam House during the game last week, reports The Daily Telegraph.
Reddam principle Dave Pitcairn said in a statement that with seven Jewish students in their own team “it defies belief” that any of his students took part in the chants against Moriah.
“The students are all aware that this behaviour will not be tolerated and that, should racial vilification rear its head again, the students involved would be asked to leave our school immediately,” Mr Pitcairn said.
“I am convinced that this is an isolated incident of stupidity rather than any religious or racial vilification and have never come across this before in my sixteen years as principal of Reddam House.”
John Hamey, the principal of Moriah College, said he asked the boys from the other team to stop their chants on the day.
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