I taught my 6-year-old daughter about the Holocaust and got sent to the principal’s office
Some people think that young children aren’t ready to learn about the darker parts of our history. I disagree.
April 4, 2023, 4:10 PM EDT
By Sarah Gundle
“When you pick up Yael today, the principal needs to see you.” It was a one-line email from my first grader’s teacher, but it was enough to twist my stomach in a knot.
It was her first year at the school, and I had yet to meet the principal in person. So, when I showed up to her office, my daughter’s hand in mine, I had a wide smile plastered on my face, and eagerly extended my hand. She shook it limply.
“We have a problem,” she said. This happened 10 years ago, and I can still see her face.