The man was filmed washing away the messages written by students at Hillcrest Elementary School in Cantonsville, Maryland.
An off-duty police officer was caught in the act of erasing Black Lives Matter messages written in chalk by children.
An off-duty police officer was caught in the act of wiping away Black Lives Matter messages written in chalk by children. (Source: Viewer video/WBAL/CNN)
“I don’t understand why they are washing it away,” student Stanley Simonsen said. “It’s just a quiet protest, kind of.”
After schools closed in March, students started drawing chalk messages on the building about how much they loved school and supported their teachers. Following the death of George Floyd while in police custody, Gabe Plusen wrote a Black Lives Matter message on the building in support of his sister, who will be going there next year for kindergarten.
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