A Jewish student was reprimanded by officials at his Alabama high school after he shared on social media a video of his teacher and classmates doing a Nazi salute.

Mountain Brook high school student Ephraim Tytell says gesture was part of a lesson on how the meaning behind symbols changes over time. Prior to World War II, a similar gesture dubbed the "Bellamy Salute," was commonly used to honor the American flag.

"He explained to us that in America we used to do that before WWII and everything, and then he proceeded to show us, ask us to stand up to salute the flag, and he and everyone else did the Nazi salute," Tytell told local affiliate WIAT.
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"I felt upset, unsure of what’s going on. Just kind of shocked," he added.

After posting the video on social media, Tytell was reprimanded for making the school district "look bad."

(I think the lesson could have been taught without the teacher insisting that students give the salute. The poor judgment seems to falls on the teacher from my perspective.)