A GROUP OF STUDENTS OF THE KALPIPA HIGH SCHOOL OF COMMERCE ATTEMPTED TO INTRODUCE “GHETTO BENCHES.” RECTOR GALVANAUSKAS REJECTED THE ATTEMPTS, THREATENING THE ANTI-SEMITES WITH EXPULSION. THE CONFLICT LASTED TWO DAYS. THE INSTIGATORS WILL BE PUNISHED, IT WAS STATED. MEANWHILE, ORDER HAS BEEN RESTORED.
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