School officials in Wayland, Massachusetts, are investigating a racist incident involving a Black football player's jersey, according to a letter sent to families.

The investigation began Thursday, after a student found a yellow plastic "children at play" sign figure hanging with a belt around its neck in the locker room, wrote Wayland High Principal Allyson Mizoguchi. The figure was wearing a jersey that belongs to a Black student.

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"This centuries-old symbol of hate and racial violence evokes deep emotion and has no place in our community," Mizoguchi wrote.

She said officials have identified the students responsible, though an investigation continues.

"Accountability for those involved and support for those impa

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