May 19, 2021
The Old Rochester Regional School District is investigating racist remarks and racial epithets that were found written on a bathroom wall inside the OR Junior High School.
According to the district, school administrators were notified by a student about the vandalism on May 17. The district launched an investigation into the vandalism, assisted by the school resource officer.
The vandalism has been removed and the investigation is ongoing. This type of behavior is completely unacceptable and disgusting, Superintendent Nelson said. We want to foster an environment at all of our schools that is accepting and inclusive of all students. We are taking this issue extremely seriously and any students found to be involved in this incident will face appropriate actions within the district and with the police. With that said, I would also like to commend the student who found these hateful messages and reported it to an adult.