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Hatboro-Horsham High School Receives No Place for Hate Designation

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) presented Hatboro-Horsham High School with the No Place for Hate designation recently. This marks the sixth year the high school has received the classification, which recognizes buildings that have a record of inclusiveness and acceptance. 

No Place for Hate, an initiative of the Anti-Defamation League, enables schools, organizations and communities to challenge anti-Semitism, racism and bigotry. No Place for Hate aims to reduce bias and bullying, increase appreciation for diversity and build communities of respect. The Philadelphia Regional Office of the Anti-Defamation League first implemented No Place for Hate as a community-based initiative in 2001, and in 2005 the program was adapted to meet the needs of schools. The initiative is currently active in nearly 225 schools, organizations and communities throughout the region.

In order to receive the No Place for Hate designation annually from the ADL, educators and students must complete three specific anti-hate projects. During the 2012-13 school year, Hatboro-Horsham High School’s No Place for Hate Club worked with other extra-curricular clubs and student organizations to create projects that embodied an attitude of cooperation and camaraderie.

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The high school’s projects included:

International Day of Silence — The school’s Gay/Straight Alliance carried out the annual event in which students take a vow of silence to protest the harassment of gay, lesbian and transgender students.

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Learning Through Lyrics — The initiative taught students that different songs and videos can perpetuate a culture of acceptance or hate by the words that are spoken.

Dr. Michael Fowlin — Through a powerful assembly, Fowlin taught students the importance of accepting their peers, no matter their race, gender or sexuality.

“The No Place for Hate designation shows that Hatboro-Horsham High school students, staff, educators and administrators work diligently every day to make this a learning environment that is accepting of all, no matter our differences,” No Place for Hate adviser Maya Goldberg said.


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