'Kill All Whites' Written in School Restroom: Police

SILVER SPRING, MD — In the most recent case of hate-based vandalism at a Montgomery County school, police say the words “kill all whites” were written in a restroom at Sligo Creek Elementary School, 500 Schuyler Road in Silver Spring. Montgomery County Police were called to the school about 2:46 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 21.

School administrators told police that a boy reported to them that the threatening phrase had been written on the wall of a bathroom stall inside the boys’ restroom.

Swastikas and other symbols of hate are wrong and won't be tolerated by Montgomery County Public Schools, Superintendent Jack Smith said last month. “In recent weeks, Montgomery County Public Schools has seen a surge in hate-related vandalism in our schools and on school property. This trend is disturbing and unacceptable," Smith said Nov. 15.

Early in November at Westland Middle School in Bethesda, swastikas were drawn on the mirrors and walls of a boys' restroom.

And in late October, images of Nazi swastikas and male genitalia were spray-painted above the entrance to Burning Tree Elementary School in Bethesda. The school is used on the weekend by a Jewish congregation for services.

Similar symbols were marked on the grass of the Quince Orchard High School football field in Gaithersburg the week before the Burning Tree incident. Police say vandals used some sort of a caustic substance to deface the field surface with a swastika and male genitalia.

In all the cases, Montgomery County Police have called the vandalism a hate crime.

Anyone with information about the Sligo Creek vandalism or the suspects is asked to call police at 240-773-6870. For those who wish to remain anonymous, Crime Solvers of Montgomery County is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for any information that leads to the arrest of the suspect(s). Tipsters can call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411 TIPS (8477).