Student of color reportedly behind racist graffiti at a Rochester girls' school

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[TigerClaws]

A student of color is reportedly behind racist graffiti found Monday morning in a bathroom at a private Catholic all-girls school in Brighton, New York.

Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women, a grade 6 through grade 12 school located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, announced Thursday that its investigation into the graffiti containing a racial slur has ended with a student coming forward and taking responsibility for writing the offensive message.

Mercy said it will not disclose the name of the student who confessed to vandalizing the school bathroom with the N-word graffiti because of its confidentiality practices, WHEC reported. However, the school said that "maximum disciplinary action" has been taken against the student.

"For legal reasons, and in accordance with Mercy’s confidentiality practices, the student will not be identified. Mercy has zero tolerance for this kind of behavior; appropriate and maximum disciplinary action has been taken," Mercy stated.

In the statement sent to Rochester media, Mercy said: "Even though closure has come to this single incident, there is so much more work to do to understand what people are feeling and fearing. Our students and our community are distressed and hurt; Mercy will work to help heal the wounds caused by this incident, as well as help heal deep-rooted, related feelings this incident has brought to the surface."

"Consistent with the Critical Concerns of the Sisters of Mercy, we are planning events and initiatives in the coming weeks to recognize and acknowledge the powerful emotions that are present within our community. We are a compassionate institution, built on a foundation of faith, hope, and love and made strong by the resilience of our students, families, faculty, staff, and everyone within the Circle of Mercy. The road ahead will not be easy, but our love for each other and our school will light the way," the school's press statement concluded.

The investigation was led by the Brighton Police Department.

Brighton Police Chief David Catholdi said: "We have shared the results of our investigation with OLM. They have decided to handle the matter internally and not pursue criminal charges. Therefore, we will not further identify the person."

Several students at the school shared the offending message to @Primetime585, which is the Twitter handle of Karen Iglesia, a local woman who chronicles Section V sports and has developed a close relationship with many high school athletes.

At the beginning of the week, Iglesia posted an image of the racist graffiti on Twitter. "My inbox was flooded today from @OLM_HSgirls. This note was written in the bathroom and they had issues on how the administration dealt w/ it. They (many athletes- all WHITE) begged me to post it because they were so upset at how trivial the school made it," Iglesia wrote on Monday afternoon.

Rochester-area radio talk show host Bob Lonsberry tweeted that four sources, including "two in government," said the culprit was an African-American student.

"NOT TRUE… she is HISPANIC… a Hispanic is NOT considered African American is no way!!!" Iglesia responded on Twitter in a quote tweet replying to Lonsberry.

Students had protested outside of the school Tuesday morning. Black Lives Matter and "End Racism" signs appeared at the student-led rally protesting in response to the racist message written in black Sharpie on a Mercy bathroom stall.

At the time, the school's principal, Martin Kilbridge, said that whoever is responsible could face everything from detention to expulsion, WHEC reported.

The Post Millennial has reached out to Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women for comment but has not heard back at the time of publication.

[RWGinger]

So was she a POC or Hispanic?

[NWFree]

Sticks and stones 🤪

[Da Coyote]

I used to say “Should I guess?”

No need to say any more, I guess. ;-)

[Seruzawa]

As always.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Just say it. In the active voice. Colored student.

As it is, how can these perps remain “unidentified” WHILE having “maximum discipline”. Hard to have real discipline without other students noticing.

[A strike]

“All this hullabaloo over some young delinquent acting like a jackass.”

So you are diminishing the implication and impact of this story? Pay attention please.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Colored Latino, eh? If it works for George Zimmerman….

[cgbg]

Congress needs to pass a resolution apologizing to all white people for these vicious slanders.

[Conservat1]

Another incident blamed on Trump’s America at the time: In Jan 2017 in Ohio, a Muslim family’s home was painted w/a swastika & message that read “F— Arabs.” Man who did it was Osama Nazzal, an Arab. https://t.co/zGpQM1jK0p #HateHoax pic.twitter.com/tpyP7VXHMw— Andy Ngô 🏳️‍🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) February 21, 2019

Suspect linked to racist graffiti
By Tony Geftos, Feb 15, 2017

In a news release, Sylvania Township Police say they are charging Osama Nazzal, 28, of Toledo, with criminal damaging in connection to the vandalism. He is set for arraignment March 1 at 8:30AM.
The charge stems from an incident of vandalism January 10, when someone spray painted an expletive, a swastika and the word "Arabs" on the garage door of a Muslim family.

https://www.13abc.com/content/news/Suspect-linked-to-racist-graffiti--413829283.html

[Cowgirl of Justice]

I went to a private women’s college in the early 1990s and the same thing happened in the girl’s dorm a few years earlier. A noose was hung on a black girl’s doorknob with the’ n word, go home’ written on her door. She had done it but didn’t get into any trouble. Also, she was going for free when I and other non-minority students were paying our own way.

They need to be punished with the same punishment that the people/person they falsely accused of committing racism would be given.

[jonrick46]

The kid pulled a Smollett.

[WeaslesRippedMyFlesh]

We’re all people of color.

One race is responsible for all race hoaxes.

Try and hide it all you want retards.

Facts aren’t racist.

[tbpiper]

Just relieving stress from having to learn raciss maff.

[Segovia]

You can bet your sweet patootie that if the graffiti artist had been a white student, not only would they be identified, their extended family would be identified, with their addresses and employment posted on line on social media and headlining the local news media. We’d be having Congressional hearing right now finalizing plans to destroy their entire future.

[AbolishCSEU]

link to post before it was revealed it was manufactured racism: (which we all knew it didn’t pass the smell test)
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4044949/posts

[SunkenCiv]

@Primetime585, which is the Twitter handle of Karen Iglesia, a local woman who chronicles Section V sports and has developed a close relationship with many high school athletes... "NOT TRUE… she is HISPANIC… a Hispanic is NOT considered African American is no way!!!" Iglesia responded on Twitter in a quote tweet replying to Lonsberry.

[lurk]

Chances of finding an actual white racist about as likely as finding a cat in a soda bottle.

[euram]

Ever notice how the media never apologizes for promoting and spreading these “hate crime” hoaxes far and wide. As soon as one is exposed as a hoax, they just move on to the next hoax with hardly a break between them. Remember the Covingingon Kids hoax came just about 2 weeks before the Smollett hoax.

[Altura Ct.]

‘Student of color’

White is no longer a color.

[SaxxonWoods]

You knew from the get-go.