Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found on Walls of Natick Middle School

NATICK, MA — An anti-Semitic message was found on the bathroom walls at the Wilson Middle School in Natick, prompting Principal Teresa Carney to send a letter to parents on Thursday.

The graffiti was found in the boys bathroom and Carney said in a letter that "we discussed how this is a serious matter and a hateful act that is unacceptable."

"We pride ourselves on creating a community of acceptance and respect and this act is against everything we stand for," she wrote. "We will not tolerate it and will make every effort to find out who did it. We also encouraged the students to reach out to us, guidance counselors, or their teachers with any concerns or information."

Illana Rosen, who is Jewish, told WCVB-TV News that she talked with her son, who is a fifth-grader at Wilson, about the incident and also blames the U.S. election for setting a tone.

In neighboring Framingham, administrative officials at Keefe Technical High School and Marian High School this week decided to end the hockey season after an investigation into anti-Semitic behavior from the players of the joint boys' hockey team.

Last week, an anti-Muslim sentiment was written on the wall of a bathroom stall at Lincoln-Sudbury High School.According to an email sent out to families of the Lincoln-Sudbury School system from Superintendent/Principal Bella Wong, one of the school's students notified campus aides that someone had written the comment in the bathroom.

In November, Natick police investigated a possible hate crime as a resident reported receiving a series of threatening letters on his doorstep two days in a row. Both letters contain profanity and racial slurs.

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