Jethro Heiko

On October 25, 2024, 6 ABC Action News reported that Jethro Heiko and other activists disrupted a Philadelphia school board meeting, calling for the board to reinstate anti-Israel teacher Keziah Ridgeway.

In an interview for 6 ABC Action News, Jethro Heiko said [video; 00:00:49]: "Thirty-seven hundred students that are missing a beloved teacher that supports all the students."

On September 6, 2024, the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS) reported that Ridgeway had been “reassigned offsite” from the Northeast High School.

An investigation was conducted into a complaint about a Northeast High School staff member who had threatened violence against Jewish parents.

In September 2024, the National Post reported that Ridgeway threatened the parents of Jewish students, according to a legal complaint lodged by the Deborah Project, a public interest law firm, on behalf of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.

In an August 31, 2024 post, Ridgeway shared [p. 7] a graphic that read: “Ain’t no fun when the got the ,” making a reference to a gun.

In a September 3, 2024, post, Ridgeway wrote [p. 8]: “Black owned shops in or near Philly? Asking for a friend.”

For more information on how Ridgeway and the School District of Philadelphia (SDP) are under federal investigation for anti-Semitism, check Canary Mission's campaign "Philly's K-12 Schools."