Edhat Staff
An edhat reader sent in a Facebook video that shows a group of young people allegedly vandalizing a wall at Franklin Elementary School.
Located on the east side of Santa Barbara at 1111 E. Mason Street, the school posted a video showing a group of children gathered around a wall with the words “Franklin” painted on. The video appears to show them writing or painting something underneath.
Franklin School states the vandalism happened on Sunday and caused $700.00 worth of damage. They’re asking for help identifying the group of children.
Looks like they are 10 year old kids. I bet this would not have been an all points bulletin if the children were caucasian. A janitor giving that wall a few swipes of green paint wouldn’t cost anyway near $700.
Having a janitor slap some green paint on is going to look like a graffiti cover up Generaltree.
That figure is more likely to repaint the wall correctly, school name and all.
Why shouldn’t Franklin school have some pride in their facility and demand their damaged wall be restored properly? Why would the school treat this differently based on race? They had a wall vandalized and they want the kids to learn some respect, pretty sure they want that regardless of color or age.
First, it’s not the school reporting it – it’s an Edhat subscirber I’m going to doubt the school doesn’t have the same color green paint for their school sign. Similar video of Caucasian kids does not show up here for a minor offense.
Did the person who stood by and made this detailed video ever call the cops? It’s crazy if not!
I’m amazed he or she didn’t run out, seeing they weren’t gun toting ex-con brusiers doing the tagging & run them off. Amazing
It also looked like ome of them kicked a hole in the wall as well. Hard to tell for sure. Doubt that race has anything to do with how they handle the situation either.
Don’t know if I would have run out. Probably would have called 911 though. Although, it must be hard to video and call at the same time unless you have two phones these days.
Why does race always have to come into comments. Doesn’t matter what race or color the brats were, they did wrong.
yea cause this is about race, and not about the fact that they damaged school property. You can tell the race of these kids? or are you stereotyping because of the area and clothes they are wearing. be careful because thats just as prejudice.
It almost looks like there is a hole and they appear to be kicking it in addition to writing on it.
In full daylight, in full view on a public street. This was no hit in the middle of the night. It was a prank committed by those who have no sense of choices have consequences. Never to early to teach that they in fact do. Community service cleaning up graffiti in the rest of town is a good and proper response. Along with a remedial course about private property as well as who really has to pay for damaging public property. Teaching moment, Franklin School. Give this your best shot.
girls,… look out – not as sweet as you think. I hope they’re recognized and reprimanded for this behavior.
FLICKA – I was just about to reply to your comment about racist comments and then you were deleted. Yes, it is a problem here with racist comments (many much worse than anything on this article) being left up, while comments that point them out or refute them are deleted due to down-votes. It’s a bummer, I know.
It’s recess. This is a school disciplinary responsibility.
Not racial either. Racists seem to want to keep racism alive. No one said anything about race but you.
KEYT is now reporting that the cops caught the little sweeties. Hopefully, the young charmers will be given LOTS of community service work and their parents will have to pay for repairs to the sign.
Interesting, comments accusing this of a racist situation are fine and left up. I asked why everything has to start with “race” and I get deleted. ????? Can someone explain?