Schools

Paradise Valley Students Face Discipline Over Swastika Photo

The district says that they are investigating the circumstances behind the photo, which has been making its way around Twitter and Snapchat.

PARADISE VALLEY, AZ – Paradise Valley Unified School District has a warning for students who helped form a swastika with their bodies: if you are identified, you will face the possibility of punishment. The district says that they investigating.

The district says that they do not "tolerate or condone this type of behavior."

The picture, whose existence was first reported by ABC15, shows eight apparent students on the ground positioned like a swastika – the symbol of Nazi Germany.

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It has been circulating via social media, particularly Snapchat and Twitter.

It's not clear when the picture was taken.

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