A New Jersey teen said he has been the victim of anti-Semitic abuse at his local high school.

The teen, a student at Hanover Park High School in East Hanover, N.J., over the past six months has been the target of three potentially anti-Semitic offenses, attorney Andrew T. Miltenberg, who is representing the student’s family, said. Earlier this month, a fellow student was “staring and smirking” at his client before leaving a penny on his desk and walking away, Miltenberg said. He described this bias incident as “subtle” to some, but “to those who are sensitive, not so subtle.”

Prior to that, a swastika and a profane message targeting the student were drawn in the school’s locker room, Hanover Park High School, Sgt. Jack Ambrose confirmed.

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In May, Miltenberg’s client was involved in an altercation with another student in the school’s locker room. A video of the incident shows his client being punched repeatedly, before the fight appears to be broken up by other students. Miltenberg’s client also said his attacker called him a “f–ing Jew,” although this is unclear from the video.

“In a short period of time, we have three incidents directed at one young man,” said Miltenberg. “One was clearly anti-Semitic, the other more subtle, and one which was a real beating.”

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