Community members take a stand after racist graffiti discovered near Wayland High School – Boston News, Weather, Sports

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WAYLAND, MASS. (WHDH) – Community members are taking a stand after racist graffiti was discovered near Wayland High School.

Students and their families stood outside the school on Wednesday with signs of peace and love. They said they hoped to counteract the hateful message left on the side of the community building facing the road in front of the high school.

It’s important that we teach all of our children to be allies and that when they see something isn’t right, they stand up and speak up, said local parent Jen Ryan.

According to the police, the racist graffiti is aimed at Superintendent Omar Easy. A joint statement from the city, police and school board reads in part:

We do not tolerate any act of hate at Wayland and want to reassure our community that we take this incident very seriously. The person or persons found responsible will be held accountable

Wayland is part of the METCO program, which transports students from the city to the suburbs.

This act is not simply intended to intimidate a single person, METCO said in a statement. Students see this malicious act and absorb its message. Wayland’s increasingly diverse student body, including the approximately 150 students of color who live in Boston and enroll through METCO, are also targeted.

The graffiti in Wayland comes just days after school officials at Quincy High School said they found racist graffiti targeting the principal in a boys’ restroom stall.

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