Georgia Elementary School Logo Redesign Sparks Fury For Resembling Nazi Eagle
An unfortunate redesigning of an elementary school logo has sparked anger among parents, who have likened the emblem to the Nazi Eagle.
East Side Elementary School in Marietta, Georgia, announced a new logo depicting an eagle, the school’s mascot, with the school’s initials in a crest below it. However, the layout and design bore far too many similarities to the infamous hate symbol, prompting outrage on social media.
Presenting, from the district that last week approved armed personnel in schools who are designated by the superintendent, a new logo for a nearby elementary school.
— Sara Tindall Ghazal (@TindallSara) July 19, 2022
Fix this, @CobbSchools, and apologize. pic.twitter.com/kD9H0ouLpt
The outcry worked, as the Cobb County School District later announced that it would be going back to the drawing board.
East Side Elementary is located across the street from a Synagogue, which is an unfortunate and ironic twist to the story.
As reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Cobb County schools have been the site of a few antisemitic incidents in recent years. Graffiti with Nazi symbols were discovered in two high schools, and a middle school was chastised for using social media to spread antisemitic imagery.
A report from the Anti-Defamation League has cited that antisemitic events have doubled over the last two years in Georgia.
[via Boing Boing and US News, images via various sources]
