Wheatland High School Students Seen In Social Media Post With Swastikas On Bodies

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WHEATLAND (CBS13) — A representation is circulating connected societal media of respective Wheatland Union High School students with swastikas drawn connected their bodies.

The school’s superintendent condemned the behaviour successful a missive to the territory community, confirming they are investigating the photo. The Wheatland Police Department besides told CBS13 they are investigating the representation arsenic well.

In the meantime, neighbors are concerned. The station is scaring neighbors.

“Hopefully, if thing similar that does happen, helium stays distant from it,” Chris Singleton said of his son, who’s a portion of the Wheatland School District. “I don’t cognize immoderate of the kids oregon who the parents are. I conscionable accidental radical request to beryllium taught a spot amended not to bash that benignant of thing.”

The Wheatland School District sent a missive to the precocious schoolhouse community.

“The District prohibits immoderate discrimination, harassment, intimidation oregon bullying of immoderate pupil oregon unit member,” said Superintendent Nicole Newman.

The missive promises a committedness to acquisition — thing members of the assemblage are present questioning.

“I would hope, already successful precocious school, kids cognize what a swastika is,” said Duane Tubandt, who lives successful the area.

The Anti-Defamation League says, successful 1920, the Nazi Party adopted the swastika arsenic its symbol, which “permanently converted the swastika into a awesome of hate, anti-Semitism and infamy.”

“The awesome unsocial is however overmuch hatred determination was for a circumstantial people of people,” Tubandt said. “It was devastating however galore radical were killed successful that genocide.”

The California Department of Education says schools are required to thatch students astir the Holocaust

CBS13 did scope retired to Wheatland Union High School to inquire if they’ve implemented that curriculum. We did not perceive back.

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There is an interior schoolhouse probe being conducted. As for the constabulary investigation, CBS13 was told determination is not a transgression violation, but they are continuing to investigate.