Swastikas found at NC School of Science and Math

The two-year, residential, public high school for gifted students from across the state is still investigating the March 27 incident, spokesman Bryan Gilmer said in an email to WRAL News.

Five swastikas were drawn with a marker on a bulletin board and on a shower curtain in one of the school's residence halls, Gilmer said.

Chancellor Todd Roberts sent a letter to students, parents, faculty and staff on March 28 to alert them to the incident and to tell them that such actions wouldn't be tolerated.

Last week, NCSSM held a school meeting where community leaders spoke about the history of genocide and the hate and intolerance that a swastika represents, particularly to the Jewish community, Gilmer said. School officials want students to be aware of that history, he said.

Once the person or people responsible for drawing the swastikas is found, they will be disciplined under the school's guidelines, Gilmer said.

UNC-Chapel Hill police found racial slurs on the Unsung Founders Memorial, which honors slaves who built the campus, and an installation outside the Hanes Art Center on March 31. Two people were charged in the incident a week later.