(WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/20/2023) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a hate crime investigation into an act of white supremacist vandalism targeting a high school in Caldwell, Idaho, and called on school officials to address systemic anti-Black racism.
Police are investigating after the phrase “white power” was spray painted onto the side of Caldwell High School. Other symbols were also painted on a wall, windows, and doors. The incident reportedly happened around 1 a.m. yesterday. Four people wearing dark clothing and masks were seen on security camera video. Police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.
SEE: Police investigating possible hate crime at Caldwell High School
“It is concerning any time a public place is vandalized with symbols of hate, but it is especially disturbing when that public place is a school,” said CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison. “We welcome the hate crime investigation into this crime and urge school district officials to take action to educate students on the threats posed by racism and to increase security so that such incidents do not continue to occur.”
He said CAIR and the American Muslim community stand in solidarity with all those challenging antisemitism, systemic anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, white supremacy, and all other forms of bigotry.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com