Vandals put an anti-Black racist slur on a sign board at Summerland Secondary School overnight on Sept. 9 to 10.
The vandalism was on a sign board with movable letters and added the slur to the schoolB次元官网网址檚 Welcome Back message.
Former mayor Toni Boot, who reported the incident to the school district and the Summerland RCMP, believes the incident was planned. Reaching the sign board would have required a ladder or another structure, as the sign is not within reach from the ground.
In addition, Boot believes those responsible for the slur likely used new lettering to put the word on the sign.
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Linda Van Alphen, a Summerland trustee with the Okanagan Skaha School Board, said the slur was removed quickly.
Boot, who is Black, said incidents of this nature need to be made public.
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Summerland has had other hate-based incidents in recent months.
On Aug. 26, an anti-Black slur was spray painted on one of the communityB次元官网网址檚 two rainbow crosswalks.
On June 10, a racist slur was found spray-painted on a wall at Summerland Secondary School and on the wall of the schoolB次元官网网址檚 tennis courts. Overnight on July 1 to 2, the Pride flag on display at Summerland United Church was torn down.
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