Schools marked with graffiti

Two South Whidbey schools were tagged with graffiti earlier this month.

Two South Whidbey schools were tagged with graffiti earlier this month.

School district staff discovered spray painted illustrations and words at South Whidbey Academy and South Whidbey Elementary on May 12. An officer from the Island County Sheriff’s Department responded.

Brian Miller, maintenance director, said the graffiti at the elementary school included a figure eight, an outline of the human form with the words “Thanks Obama,” an anarchy symbol, a drawing of a teddy bear, a stick figure drawing with the words “I am this tall,” another phrase that read “I war [sic] here,” and the word “memes.” All of these were found in the play area.

At South Whidbey Academy, the phrases “no communism” and “the revolution will not be televised” were found.

Miller said he does not have a cost estimate for the cleanup as of yet, though all of the work will be done by district staff.

Miller said he was not aware of any suspects for the vandalism.