Some New York state lawmakers want students to be required to learn about hate symbols.
Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas thinks education on the hurtfulness of the symbols will lower the number of hate acts.
A bill just introduced by state Senator Todd Kaminsky of Long Island will require sixth through 12th graders to learn about the meaning of swastikas, nooses and other symbols. The proposal comes weeks after several swastikas were drawn at an Oyster Bay park.
District Attorney Madeline Singas says many suspects arrested for hate crimes don't even understand hate symbols.