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Montgomery County Sheriff’s have identified five teens for spray painting the outside walls of an Historic African American One Room Schoolhouse .
The Old Ashburn Schoolhouse was vandalized with “white power,” swastikas, profanities and hateful drawings during the overnight of October 1.
The one room Old Ashburn Schoolhouse is historic be it educated black children from 1892 to 1950, when the little schoolhouse was heated by a wood-burning stove; and segregated education was the rule in some states including Virginia. The school was one of the few places where African-Americans from the community could get an education.
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office have interviewed four 16 year olds and one 17 year old. The Sheriff’s Office is working with the Juvenile Courts and The Loudoun County Juvenile Court Service Unit Intake Department to obtain charges.
The names of the juveniles are being withheld because of their age.
