A couple of swastikas were found at a high school in Montclair, N.J., on March 2, the third instance of swastikas on that campus since November.
The swastikas were carved on a seat at Montclair High School in addition to an anti-Semitic phrase, according to police, who have not specified what the phrase was.
Montclair Principal Anthony Grosso wrote in a March 2 letter to parents that the graffiti has been removed.
“This display has no place within our four walls and community,” Grosso wrote. “This will not be tolerated. I am troubled by events such as this, as this is an example of ignorance and calls for a stronger need for education within our school and the community.”
The prior swastika incidents at Montclair High School involved images drawn on two desks in December and a swastika and the word “cake” written in pencil on a cafeteria table in November.
Anti-Defamation League (ADL) New York/New Jersey Deputy Regional Director Alexander Rosenberg told NorthJersey.com that the ADL has been in contact with the school about the incident. He praised the school for attempting “to improve the school climate.”
