Swastika Sprayed With Deodorant Can Leads To Student Discipline

SOUTHINGTON, CT — A student at Southington High School has been disciplined after trying to spray a swastika on a sidewalk behind the school with a can of deodorant, officials said.

In a letter to the school community, Superintendent of Schools Tim Connellan said the incident took place at about 6 p.m. on Tuesday and discovered the following morning.

He described it this way in the memo:

"A student who had been attending an after-school extracurricular activity borrowed a can of spray deodorant from another student and used that substance to spray the image of a swastika on the sidewalk outside the back of the building ... The student then tried unsuccessfully to wipe away the swastika. Just at that time, a family member arrived at school to pick up the student who was transported off school grounds."

The swastika was covered up while students reported to classes, officials said. Security camera video showed the student with the can, officials said.