California residents are expressing shock at the discovery of a swastika and a racial slur in a message left on an elementary school fence.
The message was found outside on a fence shared between Rio Seco Elementary School and the SportsPlex in Santee near San Diego.
‘Hate has no place in our schools or community.’
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Someone snapped a photo of the message and posted it to the Facebook page “All Things Happening in Santee.”
The school district said in a statement that it notified the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office and immediately took the messages down.
“The Santee School District strongly condemns acts of hate and vandalism. Recently, we discovered an offensive and hateful symbol displayed on a shared fencing area,” the statement reads in part.
An image of the message
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