A Southeast Portland middle schooler was harassed at a bus stop Thursday by men who shouted racial slurs at him, including the N-word, officials say.

In a note to parents, Hosford Middle School Principal Kristyn Westphal said the boy, who is a person of color, was "accosted" at a bus stop near Southeast Division Street and 28th Place.

Other students witnessed the incident, Westphal wrote, and a police report was filed soon after.

Westphal also said Hosford officials will "maintain a school presence" at the stop until the end of the school year.

"We are asking staff to be especially vigilant in both physical space outside the building and in knowing that some of our students are carrying the burden of having had to recently deal with racist speech in addition to the stress of the racist posters in the neighborhood," Westphal wrote.

In late May, two men aboard a MAX train who were defending two teenage girls of color, one of whom was wearing a hijab, were fatally stabbed by a man shouting racial slurs. A little more than a week later, a Muslim couple in Northeast Portland was told to "go back to your country."

In an email confirming the Hosford incident, Westphal also mentioned that racist posters had been posted in the neighborhood earlier in the day. A note about that incident was also sent to parents.

The posters promoted a "True Cascadia" group that aims to "stop the continuation of non-white immigration into our communities," as described by its website.

Amy Lewin, president of the Hosford Middle School Parent Teacher Student Association, has lived in the neighborhood since 1999 and told The Oregonian/OregonLive that this is new to the area.

"But it's something that I've seen come up in waves since I can remember," she said.

Lewin also said that another set of posters with contact information for Rose City Antifa sprouted up overnight, asking for information on racist incidents in the area. The PTSA president said she's not sure how a conflict between the opposing groups solves the problem.

Parents on Friday morning were focused on patrolling Division between 26th and 28th Place to show students that "adults take these things seriously."

"Many parents are feeling strong emotions and want to do something," Lewin said. "We want to show our kids the world is a place where you can be strong and support each other despite this."

Portland police had not returned a request for comment from The Oregonian/OregonLive as of this posting.

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