Racist graffiti inside a boys' bathroom at Monte Vista High School in Danville. pic.twitter.com/VyfEpyLTly — Amy Hollyfield (@amyhollyfield) November 17, 2016

DANVILLE, Calif. (KGO) -- School officials and students in Danville are vowing to fight racism after a stunning message of hate was discovered in a high school bathroom. Graffiti was scrawled above two urinals, one says "whites," the other uses an offensive word for black people.An assembly was held at Monte Vista High School regarding the racist message."This is Danville, California 21st century, this is not the old south of the 1950s," said Monte Vista Principal Kevin Ahern.But it was the students spontaneously deciding to speak who turned this talking to into an emotional peer to peer discussion."I have no words for how I am feeling, but I do agree as Mustangs we need to prove we are better than this," said Maille Phillips, student.Someone wrote "whites" in the bathroom with an arrow pointing to the left, and an offensive word for African Americans with an arrow pointing to the right.ABC7 News showed the picture to some parents as they dropped off their kids."I am really surprised I didn't think the kids around here would do stuff like that, it is disappointing," said Linda Kwong, parent."I hope they find out who did this, that is unacceptable," said Cynthia Perkins, parent.The principal called an assembly first thing Thursday morning, calling all 2,400 students together. Teachers provided stories of the segregated south and inspiring words about doing better and then the students took over and demanded that this never happen again."With everything happening in the world right now, it's important to be kind to each other and that we realize that we are all humans, said Kyle Pedretti, student.School officials are asking anyone with information to come forward.