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A swastika was discovered etched into the grass outside Billinghurst Middle School in Reno, Nevada, on Thursday — the second swastika-related hate incident in the Washoe County School District in just one week.
Students shared images of the Nazi symbol on social media before school officials were able to remove it.
Days earlier, Reno High School was vandalized with swastikas and racial slurs. Several students were suspended and barred from participating in graduation.
Superintendent Joe Ernst issued a district-wide statement condemning “hate speech” and promising disciplinary action, including potential criminal charges. Yet neither his statement nor that of the school’s principal mentioned antisemitism directly.
When asked why the term was omitted, a district spokesperson told JNS the investigation was still in its early stages.
Vague condemnations are not enough, however. At a time when antisemitic incidents are rising worldwide, schools must respond with clarity, courage, and an uncompromising stance against hate.
