Robert E. Lee High School sign vandalized

Jacksonville, FL — The marquee in front of Robert E. Lee High School has been vandalized.

Duval County School District Police reports obtained by WOKV show some of the letters were removed from the sign, and the word “racist” was also spray-painted on it. The Duval County School District has removed the remaining letters- which generally sit on the line over the school number- temporarily so that repairs can take place.

It’s unclear at this time how long the repairs will take, because it may require ordering new letters, according to a DCPS Spokeswoman. There is also no cost estimate for the repairs yet.

A woman told police she saw two young men around the sign Saturday night, with one appearing to act as lookout while the other was doing something to the sign. She couldn’t get a good description because it was dark out, but believed one of the suspects to be 5’6” and the other 5’8”, with both wearing long pants and sweat shirts.

When police responded, the only letters remaining on the sign were “Rob” on one side, and “Rob E.” on the other. Some other letters were found stacked on the top of the sign, but others are missing. The spray paint was cleared by the time police responded. The incident report says a church that meets at the school had cleaned that off.

The incident report says there was no camera on the sign, and no usable camera footage found.