- The graffiti was left in the girls’ bathroom at Parkway Central High School in Chesterfield, Missouri
- A student took a photograph and it was later shared on Facebook
- Staff have since identified who left it – a ‘non-white’ student who has not been named
- They said they are dealing with the student appropriately but would not say how
A ‘non-white’ student in Missouri has left ‘white lives matters’ and the N word graffiti on the mirror of the bathrooms in their high school.
The student wrote the message on the mirror in the girls’ bathroom at Parkway Central High School in Chesterfield this week.
Another student took a photograph of it and one of their relatives posted it on social media.
School officials have since revealed that the student who wrote it is not white. They have not indicated what the youngster was trying to achieve when they left it there or what their race is.
The graffiti was written by a non-white student at Parkway Central High School in Missouri last week in the girls’ bathroom
After the photograph was uploaded to social media, the school’s principal sent parents a letter to say they had found the student responsible.
‘Our investigation into this incident led to a Central High student admitting to writing the message.
‘This incident caused significant harm to and within our school community by provoking feelings of hurt and distrust.
‘The use of the N-word, in the context of the message on the bathroom mirror, provoked feelings of hate, not love,’ Principal Timothy McCarthy said.
School superintendent Keith Marty said it was a surprise to staff that the student responsible was not white.
‘The behavior was wrong and the student will be held accountable for this serious act according to our student discipline policy,’ he told The St. Louis Dispatch.
Parents said they were ‘horrified’ by the graffiti.
The social media post which revealed it has been viewed more than 7,000 times.
School officials have not yet revealed how they have disciplined the student.
Staff at Central Parkway say the student admitted to writing it and will be disciplined