(WASHINGTON D.C., 8/2/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed charges for four people suspected of vandalizing a school in Rockland, Maine, with racist graffiti.
The suspects, including two juveniles, were charged for allegedly spray-painting racial slurs and Nazi swastikas on Rockland’s Oceanside High School last month. The suspects are also accused of breaking some of the school’s windows. The four suspects were charged with aggravated criminal mischief.
SEE: 4 charged for racist graffiti on Maine school
https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2022/08/01/4-charged-for-racist-graffiti-on-maine-school/
4 charged after allegedly vandalizing Rockland school with racial slurs, swastikas
“We welcome the charges against the suspected perpetrators of this hateful attack on a school and thank law enforcement authorities for their efforts,” said CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison. “The safety of schools and students must be ensured.”
He said that CAIR and the American Muslim community stand in solidarity with all those challenging racial supremacy, religious bigotry, xenophobia, and all other forms of hatred.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, [email protected]; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, [email protected]