Palo Alto: Police investigate graffiti found at elementary school as a hate crime

PALO ALTO — Racist graffiti found at an elementary school over the weekend is being investigated as a hate crime, according to authorities.

The vandalism was reported at 4:18 p.m. Monday at El Carmelo Elementary School, according to a Palo Alto Police Department news release. Authorities said that between Saturday and Monday, someone wrote a racial epithet directed at Black people on school property. School officials also found a sign that displayed two non-white children that had also been crossed out and removed it.

There haven’t been any recent, similar graffiti incidents reported at Palo Alto schools, according to police.

Anyone with information on the incident can contact Palo Alto police’s 24-hour dispatch center at 650-329-2413, email [email protected] or send a text or voicemail to 650-383-8984.

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