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Apr. 28, 2005 |
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Last Friday, Feb 22, a teachers car was vandalized in the faculty parking lot while she was working with students on the school newspaper.
English and journalism teacher Katharine Swan found the graffiti when she left school at 11 p.m. White paint spelling an obscenity was on the hood of her car. The same obscenity was written in red paint on two windows. I was shocked and crushed; I never expected it, Swan said. She added that nothing like that ever happened to her during her 25 years teaching at Mission High School.
Swan was with two students when she discovered the vandalism. One of them, junior Mayra Lopez, a reporter on The Lowell, said she was really surprised that a nice teacher like Ms. Swan would get her car vandalized with profanity.
The next day Swan spent hours cleaning the graffiti off the car. She also contacted principal Paul Cheng who said that he thinks graffiti is a disgrace. To stop graffiti attacks, he said that people have to be on the watch and report any suspicious activity and new graffiti.
Dean Ray Cordoba has also dealt with numerous graffiti problems. He estimated that over two dozen graffiti attacks have occurred since the start of the second semester. In an effort to prevent future graffiti attacks, he is bringing the topic up at class meetings and making sure everyone is aware and vigilant about vandalism. All students should be alert and report it as soon as possible, Cordoba said.
Students caught for graffiti could face suspension and must pay for the paint used to clean it up. |
