Townsend said her school had taken numerous steps to build an inclusive community, including conducting a “community circle” of parent representatives and school and district staff members to discuss issues of hate and how to best educate students. AD“As a result, our students participated in a whole school lesson that provided a historical perspective about the meaning of the swastika and that also gave students an opportunity to recognize and celebrate their differences,” she said. ADThe incident follows a similar episode at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, where two swastikas were recently found drawn in a bathroom. The school’s acting principal received reports that images of the two hate symbols were posted on social media. Montgomery County school system officials said in mid-November that the incident at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High was among a handful of episodes involving swastikas on Montgomery County campuses this school year.

Source: Washington Post November 27, 2019 17:03 UTC