A swastika was found carved into a lab table at Greenwich High School, the latest in a string of antisemitic acts in Connecticut.

According to Superintendent Toni Jones, the hate symbol was covered up by reference sheets and so district officials do not know how long it has been there.

"While there has been so much to celebrate recently at Greenwich Public Schools, as a community, we realize that we are not immune to the regional, national and international challenges the world is facing right now," Jones wrote in an email to high school families Wednesday evening. "As an educational institution with the goals of high academic standards to help prepare our students to become productive, responsible and compassionate members of society, our staff is equipped to tackle these issues head on."

Upon discovering of the swastika, the school administration "initiated a thorough investigation," Jones said, and informed the Greenwich Police Department.