Crime & Safety
Racial Slur Painted at Redwood High School: Central Marin Police
BREAKING: The vandalism of the Larkspur school's Spirit Ball is being investigated as a hate crime, possibly against an assistant principal.
LARKSPUR, CA — Central Marin Police Authority is investigating a racial slur painted overnight at Redwood High School in Larkspur.
According to police, the racial epithet was painted on the school's "Spirit Ball" — a large metal sphere located on the athletic field where students can write positive messages encouraging school spirit — sometime between 3 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Tuesday.
School officials discovered the vandalism early Tuesday and it was cleaned off prior to the beginning of the school day.
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Racist graffiti spray painted at Redwood High School in Larkspur https://t.co/1wzReCxhsv via @kron4news
— Isabel Avina (@oh_bizz) September 21, 2016
KRON4 reported that the message was directed at the school's assistant principal, LaSandra White.
Wesley Cedros, senior director of student services for the school, confirmed to the news station that the graffiti targeted a specific school employee. He said pictures of the derogatory message were taken as evidence before the structure was repainted.
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Racist graffiti spray painted at Redwood High School - https://t.co/jHsiFm7xP0 jawmism https://t.co/PSxUcoXXT0 pic.twitter.com/YtIZNfNonz
— Jawnism (@Jawnsim) September 20, 2016
"The statement was hate speech, so the case will be handled as a hate crime," police said.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Detective Cody Ebert at 415-927-5150 or cebert@centralmarinpolice.org.
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