Scott Broden

USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee

Two Blackman High girls face expulsion and criminal charges accusing them of making a swastika mark on a bathroom stall, a district spokesman said.

"The students responsible for the bathroom vandalism at Blackman High School have been caught," spokesman James Evans said.

Principal Leisa Justus sent the following message to Blackman parents to keep them informed:

"Yesterday, a student alerted school officials about vandalism with hate enhancement in a girls bathroom stall, which was a swastika made out of toilet paper and fingernail polish," the principal's statement said. "School administration and SROs immediately began investigation, and the perpetrators have been identified. The two female students are being disciplined to the fullest extent of school board and law enforcement policy. The students have been expelled, and the school is pursuing criminal charges. Blackman High School does not and will not accept this type of hate activity. All students are asked to alert school officials immediately if they are subject to any hate and, therefore, criminal activity."

Because the situation involves minors, the district cannot release any additional information at this time, the spokesman said.

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