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TexasTowelie

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Tue Oct 3, 2017, 04:44 AM Oct 2017

7 suspended following attack on New Jersey transgender student

Kylie Perez, the 14-year-old freshman at Newark's East Side High School who was viciously beaten by classmates in the school's hallway, plans to speak this month during a string of assemblies on tolerance, according to reports.

In the attack caught on camera below, Perez was kicked and punched. As a result, seven total students were suspended.

The students will have hearings this week to determine long-term placement and disciplinary measures, according to a statement from Newark Public Schools.

The incident is being investigated as an "alleged bias crime," Kathy Carter, spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office said.

Read more: http://www.app.com/story/news/education/2017/10/02/nj-transgender-student-beaten-vicious-high-school-attack/106243514/

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7 suspended following attack on New Jersey transgender student (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2017 OP
what in the hell is wrong with these kids? chillfactor Oct 2017 #1
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