The flag was found hanging from a flagpole outside La Plata High School on Thursday morning, authorities said.
who appear in the pictures. Diane Richardson, a spokeswoman for the sheriff’s office, said Sunday that there have not been any updates and that officials are still investigating. Anyone with information is urged to contact the sheriff’s office.Officials from Charles County Public Schools said the flag-raising was an “isolated incident” that “does not reflect the values and beliefs of the school system,” according to a statement released Thursday.
“This incident will serve as a teachable moment,” Navarro said. “It must teach our children and ourselves that we as a school system and as a community will not tolerate symbols of hate, and we won’t allow hate to gain a foothold in our school system.”The incident in Southern Maryland came days after a White man, who authorities believe to be a white supremacist, allegedly shot and killed 10 people at a grocery store in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Buffalo.
Community organizations, including Maryland’s chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, in recent days have denounced the events. “We condemn this attempt to intimidate students of color at La Plata High School and we stand in solidarity with the community against white supremacy and all other forms of bigotry,” Zainab Chaudry, the organization’s Maryland director, said in a statement.
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