# Philly vile: How radicals took over the School District of Philadelphia

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/philly-vile-how-radicals-took-over-the-school-district-of-philadelphia/
- Published: 2026-11-14T11:45:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T12:21:58+00:00
- Original publisher: Washington Examiner (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/magazine/4801119/philly-vile-how-radicals-took-over-the-school-district-of-philadelphia/
- Topics: Politics

## Key points

- A House report criticises antisemitism in Philadelphia school curricula.
- The article traces activist influence to a teachers’ group formed in 2014.
- Federal investigators found the district did not respond adequately to harassment.

## Summary

The article argues that a small network of politically radical educators gained influence over curriculum and policy in the School District of Philadelphia, contributing to antisemitic material and a hostile environment for Jewish pupils. It says weak oversight, limited curriculum transparency and pressure on school leaders allowed the influence to grow.

It centres on social studies curriculum director Ismael Jimenez and allies linked to teacher and activist organisations. A US House committee report said district employees helped develop curricula that justified violent resistance and legitimised groups that incite antisemitism; a federal civil rights investigation also found the district had received repeated notice of harassment but did not respond adequately. The article traces the organising effort to the Caucus of Working Educators, formed within the teachers’ union in 2014, and its later offshoot, the Racial Justice Organizing Committee.

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