On Nov. 30, a batch of CDs loaded with racist propaganda was delivered to Sandpoint High School’s parking lot.

According to School Resource Officer Spencer Smith, at least 20 percent of the vehicles in the parking lot had discs on their windshields. He speculated that the delivery occurred between 1st and 2nd lunch.

The discs were apparently distributed by the same persons responsible for the recent circulation of hate fliers in Sandpoint. Some of their previous messages have targeted Mayor Shelby Rognstad and other local figures; others have featured racist caricatures of African American, Hispanic and Jewish people captioned “Keep Idaho White.”

“I never would think it would come here to Sandpoint High School, so it’s definitely a bit of a shock to realize that they’re trying to pass on their messages of hate to [our] students and using our school as an avenue to try to promote their inappropriate messages,” Vice Principal Derek Dickinson said.

The CDs, named “Spread the Truth”, contain a collection of anti-semitic documents bearing titles such as “The White Man’s Bible”, “Secret Relationship Between Blacks and Jews” and “White Power”. There are also folders marked for internet and print distribution full of hateful flyers including ones already distributed. A library of racist memes praises Hitler and slanders minority groups using scientific racism, such as graphs demonstrating the inferior IQ’s of nonwhite groups, and stereotypical caricatures.

The discs nod to Red Ice TV, a website that “covers politics and social issues from a pro-European standpoint”. The site features news articles with a white supremacist angle.

“I have not seen the racist propaganda at the school or even around the school, so this is a first time for that,” Dickinson said.

He advised students to turn in any CDs or other solicitation to the office and to report any suspicious activity to Officer Smith.

In order to solicit on school grounds, groups must obtain permission from the school. The CD solicitors were trespassing.

“There could be some legal ramifications if there’s a future occurrence,” Smith said.

Smith is reviewing parking lot security footage for more information about the solicitors. He said that he will be relaying any information to the detectives at the Sandpoint Police Department who are investigating potential suspects.

“Our number one goal is to make sure the school is safe, and make sure that these people promoting racism don’t have a place here at Sandpoint High School,” Dickinson said. “[The people behind this] are free to have their opinion, but the high school is not the appropriate place for them to convey their message of hate.”