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Middlesex Middle School wikipedia 5-25-16

Third Swastika Found at Middlesex, This One Drawn With an Eraser on a Desk — Officials Weigh In

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In the midst of activities at Middlesex Middle School meant to promote tolerance and educate students about the harmfulness and “impact of symbols and the language of hate,” another Nazi Swastika was recently found at the school, Principal Shelley Somers told parents. “It is with great concern and sadness that I report to you that we have found another swastika on campus,” Somers wrote in a Monday night email. “It was drawn on a desk with a pencil eraser.  A student saw it and immediately reported it to his teacher.” School officials and police couldn’t determine who was responsible for drawing it. Swastikas were first found at the school on Sept.

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Middlesex Middle School wikipedia 5-25-16

Another Swastika Found at Middlesex: School Assembly on Diversity and Name-Calling Announced

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For the second time in a week, graffiti featuring a swastika was found at Middlesex Middle School, this time in a restroom stall, school Principal Shelley Somers announced in an email to parents. The graffiti was found sometime today, Monday, in the morning. A Darien police detective took a picture and documented the graffiti, which also included a Star of David. “As part of our ongoing school-wide Social and Emotional Learning, I am scheduling an assembly with the Anti-Defamation League,” Somers told parents. The goal of the assembly is partly “to develop a common language for discussing issues of diversity, name-calling and bullying,” as well as to “provide a forum in which students will feel safe to speak out about issues of diversity, bullying and name-calling.”