Noose Found In Bathroom At Pasadena School: Report

PASADENA, MD — Officials with the Anne Arundel County public school system are investigating how a toilet paper noose was left last week in a boys' bathroom at a local school, according to a media report. In a letter sent Thursday to parents, the principal of Chesapeake Bay Middle School said that the noose was found hanging from a metal beam inside a bathroom stall, a Washington, D.C., TV station reported.

The bathroom is in a side of the Pasadena school that is not in use due to construction, WTTG-TV Fox5 reported. School officials removed the noose and contacted the Anne Arundel County police.

In his letter, Principal Michael Dunn told parents he was "completely and utterly disgusted that this happened," Fox5 reported.

Along with any charges made by police, Dunn said that school officials will seek disciplinary action under the school system's Code of Student Conduct, Fox5 reported.

Last week's incident follows a similar incident last spring at Chesapeake High School, where a noose and Confederate flag were found in a student's pickup truck, according to the TV station. The high school is one block from Chesapeake Bay Middle School.

Nearly two weeks ago, a message threatening black students was discovered at Chesapeake High, according to the Capital Gazette.

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