Irvington High School seniors spray-paint swastika on campus as 'senior prank'
A group of approximately 40 to 50 Irvington High School seniors vandalized the Fremont campus and spray-painted a swastika in its courtyard pavement Sunday night, according to school Principal Sarah Barrious.
In an interview Tuesday, Barrious said she was “disappointed, embarrassed, frustrated” by what she described as a senior prank gone too far. She said she did not see the swastika while walking the school grounds Monday, but was told of it by a staff member later.
“This is highly offensive, inexcusable, and there’s nothing that you can say to defend what is essentially hate speech,” Fremont Unified School District Superintendent Jim Morris said Tuesday. “There is no excuse for it.”
Some comments on social media postings about the incident, which was reported by the school’s newspaper, The Irvington Voice, expressed outrage over the painting of a hate symbol as part of senior pranks, which typically are lighthearted expressions of celebration at the end of the school year by soon-to-be graduates.
Read more: http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/06/13/high-school-seniors-spray-painted-swastika-on-campus-during-senior-prank-week/
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