Cobb County Board of Education Chairman Randy Scamihorn addresses the community during Sept. 23 work session. | Cobb County Schools
Cobb County Board of Education Chairman Randy Scamihorn addresses the community during Sept. 23 work session. | Cobb County Schools
Students accused of defacing bathrooms with anti-Semitic graffiti that included swastikas at Alan C. Pope and Lassiter high schools face disciplinary charges for their actions.
School Board Chairman Randy Scamihorn addressed the community during a Sept. 23 work session, saying he has had "very productive and collaborative conversations" with Senior Rabbi Larry Sernovitz of Temple Kol Emeth about a possible resolution.
"That resolution isn't near ready yet," Scamihorn said during the work session. "I, of course, want to collaborate with my board members before bringing anything forward and want to take the time to get it right."
During the work session, Superintendent Chris Ragsdale said what happened won't dismiss the actions of the students involved as "some sort of prank."
The students responsible for anti-Semitic graffiti in the two Cobb County high schools earlier this month will be punished, the Marietta Daily Journal reported. The consequences could be serious enough to qualify for a school board appeal.
"Hail Hitler" and swastikas were found drawn on the bathroom walls in Pope High School and behind stall doors in two different restrooms at Lassiter High School within days of each other, according to Patch. The case against the students will need to go through the disciplinary tribunal process.
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