Swastikas, racial slur found on South Lynbrook Junior High School tree

Four swastikas and a racial slur were carved into a tree... — Four swastikas and a racial slur were carved into a tree in back of South Lynbrook Junior High in Lynbrook, Nassau police said. Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin

By Joan Grallajoan.gralla@newsday.com JoanGrallaUpdated November 4, 2022

Four swastikas and a racial slur, found carved into a tree on a junior high school campus in Lynbrook, will be investigated as a bias incident, Nassau police said.

The tree that was defaced is located in the back of the South Lynbrook Junior High School on Union Avenue. Detectives were alerted to the carvings by the principal at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, police said in a release.

The swastikas measure four inches by four inches, police said.

Anyone who can help detectives should call 800-244-TIPS.

By Joan Gralla and Ted Phillips

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Joan Gralla is a general assignment reporter who also covers parks, flood control and Holocaust restitution. She's a former Reuters correspondent who covered politics, economics and markets.

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