Swastika Drawn By Student Discovered At MoCo Middle School: Principal

BETHESDA, MD — A swastika was discovered drawn on a computer screen of a student at Westland Middle School in Bethesda during the first week of school in Montgomery County.

Westland Middle School Principal Alison Serino wrote a letter to parents dated Sept. 1 to let them know about the incident, Montgomery County Media reported Tuesday.

“I am extremely disappointed to report to you that a drawing of a swastika was discovered today on a computer screen in one of our classrooms,” Serino wrote. “It was quickly removed, and the teacher addressed the students about the impact this hate symbol has on members of our school and community, and it will not be tolerated.”

Serino said Montgomery County police and Montgomery County Public Schools’ Office of Security were informed of the drawing of the swastika.

Westland, an international baccalaureate world school, seeks “to develop students who are prepared for high school and are independent, responsible, and productive global citizens.”

In the letter, Serino encouraged parents to help their children “understand the weight that intolerable symbols, words and actions carry with them.”

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