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Morgan Music

Elementary School Principal Calls Swastika Found on Campus a 'Symbol of Peace, Prosperity,' Encourages 'Inclusivity'

Union Station in Washington, DC, is vandalized with a Swastika on January 29, 2022, two days after International Holocaust Remembrance Day. (Credit: Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images)

A Washington elementary school principal's "ill-informed" response to an incident of antisemitic vandalism has upset parents and launched an investigation.

The Phantom Lake Elementary school principal is on administrative leave after sending an email Monday defending the swastika symbol's "positive and spiritual meaning," according to KOMO. The message was a follow-up to an earlier alert informing families that a swastika had been drawn on an exterior wall of the school.

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