Authorities in San Jose have launched a hate crime investigation after students at a high school formed what was described as a "human swastika" on the school's football field.

San Jose police told CBS News Bay Area that officers responded to the campus of Branham High School Friday morning for a hate crime that allegedly happened two days prior.

"Students shared a photo via social media of a 'human swastika' made with their persons," police said Monday.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle , a group of students formed a swastika with their bodies on the school's football field. The students then posted a photo on social media with an antisemitic quote from Adolf Hitler.

The incident was denounced by school and local leaders.

"Our message to the community is clear: this was a di

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