WESTON, MA (WHDH) — Members of the Weston school community will be undergoing anti-bias training after the superintendent said several hateful incidents that recently occurred.
Superintendent Midge Connolly said last week, a swastika was found on a student’s desk at Weston Middle School. She said “hateful behavior” was also directed toward the white community in a separate incident. Connolly said a black student was targeted with racism in another incident and then a second swastika was found in a boy’s bathroom at the high school.
“These behaviors do not define who we are or what we stand for as a school community and this adversity now affords us the opportunity to learn, grow and begins the process of healing so that we can move forward,” said Connolly in a statement.
According to the Anti-Defamation League, anti-Semitic vandalism and harassment in the New England region increased by 32 percent this year.
“The responsibility is on us as leaders in the community to use this as a way to bring those kids together, start the conversation and integrate anti-bias education into the school curriculum,” said Robret Trestan of the Anti-Defamation League.
Several of the students involved in the incidents have been disciplined. Police are still investigating.
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