The Beverly Hills Unified School District is alerting the community of a "troubling act of hate" that occurred this week outside of El Rodeo Elementary School, where a swastika was drawn on the sidewalk.

School district surveillance footage captured a man drawing the swastika, which was discovered on Monday, ahead of the Rosh Hashanah holiday beginning that evening.

"This incident comes at a particularly sensitive time for Jewish families as Rosh Hashanah begins this evening. We condemn this act in the strongest possible terms," the district wrote in a Sept. 22 letter.

The graffiti was immediately removed, the district said, and the incident was reported to the police department. Beverly Hills police said they are investigating the matter.

Surveillance images released by the school dis

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