Harmony High School investigating project with hate symbols on display in school

ST. CLOUD, Fla. - Symbols of hate were reportedly found in a high school in St. Cloud and parents are furious. Apparently it was part of a class assignment. 

A photo shows drawings of what appear to be swastikas posted in the hallway of Harmony High School. FOX 35 has blurred some of the images.

One sign reads: "Join the Nazi party," according to the photo.

"Oh whoa, no," said one person.

"That’s pretty offensive."

The sister of a student who attends Harmony High School told FOX 35 that students were learning about World War II and the Holocaust. The assignment was to make their own versions of Nazi propaganda.

Osceola County School District said the drawings have been removed.

"Nowhere in our Curriculum Unit Plans that teachers follow are students asked to create such items as part of any approved lessons. It is not appropriate as a classroom assignment, and it is currently under investigation by the school’s administration," the district said in a statement.

"You have to accept somebody for what they are, not bring up something to separate these kids from one another," said parent Rohani Ramnauth.

"I guess I get learning about it but actually making it, eek, I wouldn’t have done it."

Michael Igel with the state Task Force on Holocaust Education says he’s shocked but not surprised.

"This is not teaching it, I’m sad to say. This probably had the right intentions, just went about in a very wrong way," he said.