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June 24, 2020 | Maryam Shahzad

Whitman Students Demand Expulsion of Students Charged in Racist Incident

Walt Whitman High School SGA members signed a Racism Accountability Letter demanding that the students involved with spray painting a noose and a racial slur on a utility shed near the school be expelled.  “We are calling on school administration to punish perpetrators of this crime and expel the two students who still attend Walt […]

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June 16, 2020 | Suzanne Pollak

photo of Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda

Teens Arrested for Drawing Noose, Racial Graffiti at Whitman High

Three teenagers were charged in connection with spray painting a noose and a racial slur at Walt Whitman High School on June 13. Two of those involved are juveniles. Officers from the 2nd District of the Montgomery County Department of Police charged a 17-year-old male juvenile and 18-year-old Jake Foster Hoffman, of the 8700 block […]

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June 13, 2020 | Staff Writer

Racist Graffiti at Whitman High Being Investigated

Racist graffiti was found Saturday morning on the grounds of Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda. According to school principal Robert Dodd, the n-word and a drawing of a noose were found spray painted on the campus. Police are investigating. This is not the first occurrence of racist graffiti at the Bethesda school. A similar occurrence […]

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June 15, 2017 | Staff Writer

Noose Found Tied to Montgomery Village Tree

A noose was hanging from a tree in the Heron’s Cove condominium neighborhood in Montgomery Village, Montgomery County police said in a statement. The noose, in the 18900 block of Mills Choice Road, was found about 8 a.m., police said. Made of synthetic rope, the noose was found in a tree in a common area near […]

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