LOS ANGELES — About 50 Los Angeles Unified School District students and their new superintendent, Alberto Carvalho, visited the Museum of Tolerance on Friday.

For seventh grader Allan Bajarias, it was more than just a learning experience. He said it was his first time at the museum.

“I feel sad because it’s emotional back in the past, what they went through, it’s heartbreaking,” Allan said.

He said history is his favorite subject and learning about the Holocaust was an eye opener.

“I feel sad because it’s emotional back in the past, what they went through, it’s heartbreaking,” he said.

Allan not only had the opportunity to tour the museum with the school district's new superintendent but also Rabbi Marvin Hier. Carvalho made sure to include a visit to the museum in his first 100 days in the position and was able to meet students like Allan.

“If there was ever a time to understand experience and practice tolerance, the time is now,” Carvalho said.

He said his priority was to address the opportunity gaps and systemic manifestations of discrimination and racism in our communities.

“I want to be part of the team that condemns it and, in a process, educate against it. And that’s fundamentally what we do every single day at LAUSD,” he said.

Allan said visiting the museum is a day he’ll never forget.

“You have to be resilient. You have to treat people the way you want to be treated. Be nice and treat everyone equally,” he said.