ISRAEL CONDEMNS TAIWAN HIGH SCHOOL NAZI PARADE|高中生扮納粹惹議 以辦事處:失望與譴責

Hsinchu Kuang-fu High School held a cosplay event on historical figures for the school's anniversary celebration on Friday. Some students wore the Nazi uniforms and waved the swastika banners, thereby sparking controversy. The Israel Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei issued a statement expressing strong disappointment and condemning the incident. The Presidential Office also requested the government agency to ask the school to take responsibility, and apologized to relevant nations. The school also made a public apology yesterday afternoon. In the annual school celebration, some Kuang-fu High School students were wearing Nazi uniforms and waving Nazi flags; the parade followed by a tank made of cardboards, students were cheering up for this creation. Let the Hitler speaks his conquering over the Europe! Some people said the Holocaust was a historical tragedy. The school had failed holding such parade acting. ==CHENG HSIAO-MING, Hsinchu Kuang-fu High School Principal== When student submitted their proposal for review, we understood there will be no shouting slogans, encouraging war, killing people and worshiping idols. Our theme for this year's school celebration was set as "historical figures," so at that time we thought it should be OK. The Israel Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei issued a statement expressing regrets and condemning the ignorance. The Israel Office urges Taiwan government to educate the Holocaust in every grade of learning. Although the school emphasized that it was neither support nor endorse Nazi's crimes, but history teacher said the school has responsibility educating students the meaning behind the history. ==TAN HSIEN, History Teacher== Under that circumstance, the school should act like an advisor, don't let students act naively like that. The President's Office stated, this incident has demonstrated an immediate need for the education to the transitional justice. The executive department is to hold the school responsible for apologizing to relevant nations. TRANSLATED BY：ANTHONY LIN 新竹光復高中，在周五校慶時，辦了一場，以「歷史人物」為主題的變裝遊行，其中，有班級學生，以「納粹軍團」為主軸，身穿納粹衣帽，還舉著納粹旗幟，引發爭議。駐台北、以色列經濟文化辦事處，對此發出聲明，表達強烈失望、和譴責，而總統府，也要求校方，向相關國家致歉。 光復中學校慶的變裝大遊行，學生身穿納粹軍服，舉著納粹旗幟，還跟在一輛由紙箱改造的戰車後面繞行操場，引起全場歡呼。 有網友認為，納粹大屠殺是歷史悲劇，學校竟然沒有把關。 ==新竹光復中學校長 程曉銘== 他事先送審的時候 依我們來看他沒有呼口號 並沒有鼓勵戰爭 殺戮 也沒有任何個人祟拜的部分的話 那今年的主題 剛好設定在歷史人物 所以那個時候我們覺得這OK啊 也讓駐台北以色列經濟文化辦事處覺得遺憾與震驚，發出英文聲明，表達強烈譴責這種無知情況，並呼籲台灣當局能在各級教育中介紹大屠殺歷史與意義 。雖然校方強調，沒有支持或認同納粹暴行，但是歷史老師認為，學校有義務輔導學生了解歷史背後的意義。 ==歷史老師 譚賢== 所以那個情況底下 學校應該做一個勸導者 至少不要讓他們 這麼直白的表演情況出來 而總統府則立即表示，這代表轉型正義的教育刻不容緩，請行政部門追究校方責任，要求校方嚴加檢討，向相關國家致歉 。教育部也成立了專案小組，要針對校方教學和行政上的疏失，進行調查和輔導。 記者 綜合報導