A Catholic Primary school in Glasgow's south side has been targeted by vandals making Nazi graffiti.
St Alberts in Pollokshields was found to have a red swastika painted on its wall, with other extremist markings.
Staff were left deeply disturbed and reported the incident to local police who are investigating the matter.
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They say that the school is an "important resource" for the local community who have "helped us make the grounds beautiful".
While they are "deeply disturbed" and disappointed that the community space was vandalised in such a way, staff are more determined to "spread a strong message of equity, rights and community spirit."
Headteacher Clare Harker told the Daily Record : "We have previously written songs and messages to people who want to use the school grounds to appeal to them to clean up.
"We genuinely see the school as an important resource for the whole community.
"Also the community helped us make the grounds beautiful.
"This is another reason why we are all so upset.
"Now we are just even more inspired to ensure we spread a strong message of equity, rights and community spirit.
"That’s what we do!"
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We received a report on Wednesday, 29 September, of offensive graffiti found at a school in the Maxwell Drive area of Pollokshields, Glasgow. Enquiries are ongoing to trace those responsible.”
Councillor Chris Cunningham, City Convener for Education, Skills and Early Years said: “This is abhorrent behaviour and the school has rightly reported this to the police as a hate crime.
“St Albert’s Primary sits in beautiful grounds with access to the community out with school hours – the fact that it’s been vandalised in this way shows that the culprits have no respect for the school or the pupils.
“The graffiti can be cleaned up but it’s so sickening that it’s been carried out in the first place and unfortunately it’s the minority that can’t behave properly in our buildings and school grounds.”
