Student of Color Reportedly Behind Racist Graffiti at a Rochester Girls’ School

A student of color is reportedly behind racist graffiti found Monday morning in a bathroom at a private Catholic all-girls school in Brighton, New York.

Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women, a grade 6 through grade 12 school located within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester, announced Thursday that its investigation into the graffiti containing a racial slur has ended with a student coming forward and taking responsibility for writing the offensive message.

“This school is filled with a bunch of n*ggers. Get out or else!!” the graffiti said.

Mercy said it will not disclose the name of the student who confessed to vandalizing the school bathroom with the N-word graffiti because of its confidentiality practices, WHEC reported. However, the school said that “maximum disciplinary action” has been taken against the student.

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Several students at the school shared the offending message to @Primetime585, which is the Twitter handle of Karen Iglesia, a local woman who chronicles Section V sports and has developed a close relationship with many high school athletes.

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Rochester-area radio talk show host Bob Lonsberry tweeted that four sources, including “two in government,” said the culprit was an African-American student.

“NOT TRUE… she is HISPANIC… a Hispanic is NOT considered African American is no way!!!” Iglesia responded on Twitter in a quote tweet replying to Lonsberry.

Students had protested outside of the school Tuesday morning. Black Lives Matter and “End Racism” signs appeared at the student-led rally protesting in response to the racist message written in black Sharpie on a Mercy bathroom stall.

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