The incident occurred a day after Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley spoke at Temple Emanuel in Newton to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the Second Vatican Council document that acknowledges the unity of all people, especially the bond between Jewish and Christian people.

A statement issued from the Archdiocese of Boston condemned the "unacceptable" behavior, and offered hopes that the Catholic Memorial student body can learn from the experience.

"We stand ready to assist Catholic Memorial in providing the student body with the awareness education that is needed to ensure that there is no recurrence of these actions or attitudes," it read.

New England Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Robert O. Trestan applauded the quick actions of the administrations of Newton North and Catholic Memorial to address the issue while also offering hope that it will be a "teachable moment for all of those involved."

He called the behavior "ugly," and wrote that "Hate speech has no place in the stands of any sporting event."

On March 14, Catholic Memorial noted it is taking steps to ensure that the incident will become a way to educate its students on intolerance.

"We will use this incident as a teaching opportunity to help students understand the gravity of the actions of student fans, the hurt they have caused to Newton North High School, the residents of Newton, the broader Jewish community and their school," the school wrote.

The school held a series of assemblies and an open forum for students on Monday to discuss what happened. In addition, it has reached out to the ADL "to seek assistance with identifying resources for educating (its) students about Anti-Semitism."

Catholic Memorial president Peter Folan said March 14, "We will also strengthen and enhance our curriculum to better educate our students on the subjects of intolerance and bigotry."

"Student behavior and leadership responsibilities will be included as part of a revised curriculum. These next steps will be made with a great deal of deliberation, thought and input from the Jewish community and the Archdiocese of Boston," he continued.