Our nationally recognized No Place for Hate program is rooted in the strong relationship each of our four schools has with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).  During the 2021-2022 school year, the LRHSD schools earned their No Place for Hate designation for the tenth consecutive year. The No Place for Hate program helps schools challenge anti-Semitism, racism, homophobia and all forms of bigotry.  We use it as an umbrella for both existing and new programs that reduce bias and bullying.

In order to earn the No Place for Hate designation, each school must create at least three projects that challenge students to think more critically and engage in meaningful activities that explore the value of diversity and teach skills to stop bias and bullying. All four Lenape Regional High Schools completed the requirements to become No Place for Hate for another school year.  Some of these projects include participation in the Walk Against Hate, followed by lessons on ableism; a district-wide training for English teachers on creating inclusive classrooms through the reading and discussion of diverse texts; and ADL’s Peer Training, where a team of students learn how to lead anti-bias programming with their peers. Peer Trainers learn to understand and challenge bias and bullying; practice antibias facilitation skills; and take on a leadership role in their schools, positively influencing school culture by challenging bias and modeling respect, allyship and civility.

The LRHSD schools are part of nearly 230 across eastern PA, southern NJ and DE currently participating in the No Place for Hate program.  The LRHSD still has the distinction of being the first complete No Place for Hate school district in New Jersey.

We are also proud to share that the ADL’s 2017-2018 Resource Guide, which is a national publication, featured the LRHSD as a model school district.