Racist Graffiti Found At Needham High School

NEEDHAM, MA — Police and school officials are investigating after staff at Needham High School found racist graffiti.

A school employee found the "N word" written on a stall in the boy's bathroom on Thursday, principal Aaron Sicotte said in an email sent to parents. Graffiti was documented, removed, and police were called, the Boston Globe reported. Any student with information is asked to talked with the principal or another trusted adult at the school. Sicotte in the email said he was "disappointing" following the incident.

“At Needham High School, we believe strongly in actively working toward ensuring that sense of safety and value for each member,” Sicotte said.

This is the fourth reported case of offensive graffiti at schools in Needham since May 2018. In December 2018, offensive graffiti was found in another high school bathroom, including homophobic, racist, and anti-Semitic statements. Racist graffiti was also found inside a bathroom at Mitchell Elementary School last September. In May 2018, a swastika was found outside the entrance to the high school.

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