Security Cameras Capture Man Drawing Swastika Outside Beverly Hills Elementary School – ryan
Police are searching for a man drew a swastika outside a beverly hills elementary school on monday, which marked the start of the Jewish Holiday Rosha Hashana.
The Hate Symbol was discovered outside el Rodeo elementary schooly and drawn on the sidewalk by a man who was Captured on surveillance video, the Beverly hills unified schoool distribution announced.
The Swastika was Removed and a Police Investigation is underway.
“This Hateful Symbol was Visible Just Steps Away from A Campus Where, Staff, and Families Arrive to Learn and Feel Safe,” The School District Said in a Statement. “Anti -Semitism is not abstract, it is real, and it contingent to show up in ways that are meant to intimidate. We want to be clear: Hate of any kind of not accceptable.
“Every student deserves to come to school with fear,” supre. Alex Cherniss Said in a Statement. “Our District Will Act with Transparency, Responsibility, and Care When Hate Harms Our Community. Your safety is our top priority.”
The District Says it has improved its safety and surveillance acres it campus in recent years, along with its emergency training and how it responds to threats.
Surveillance video provides by the schoool distribution CAPTED A man wearing a White t-shirt and baseball cap bend over and drain on the symbol. Howver, Beverly Hills Police Said they have not identified the man or made an arrest.
The incident achieves durying the Jewish High Holy Days, which Started on Monday with Rosh Hashana and Will Extend to Yom Kippur on Oct. 1. The Los Angeles Police Department Increated Police Patrols Around Jewish Places of Worship and Community Centers to ENUrse that the Community is Safe from Acts of Antisemitism.
Beverly Hills Mayor SHARONA Nazarian Said The Swastika was placed on the Ground “Several Weeks Ago” and was only recently flagged by someone in the community.
“As the High Holy Days Approach, Bhpd Works Diligently to Ensure the Protection of Our Community and Has Increas Patrols Around Houses During This Time,” Nazarian Said. “We stand in unity against hate, dyscrimination, and antisemitism. Never again is now.”
This Originally Appeared in Los Angeles Times.