3 boys at Christian school where Karen Pence teaches allegedly cut black girl's dreadlocks 'They said my hair was nappy and I was ugly,' the sixth-grade girl said.
Three sixth-grade white boys at a Christian school in Virginia where Vice President Mike Pence's wife works cut a black girl's hair, calling it"nappy" and her"ugly," the girl says.that she was about to go down a slide during recess at Immanuel Christian School in Springfield on Monday when one of the boys grabbed her and put his hand over her mouth. The second boy grabbed her arms, while the third cut off some of her dreadlocks.
The family reported the alleged assault to the Fairfax County Police Department. A spokesman for the department told NBC News that officers are working with the school to investigate the incident. "We take seriously the emotional and physical well-being of all our students," he said in a statement."We are deeply disturbed by the allegations being made, and are in communication with the family of the alleged victim to gather information and provide whatever support we can."
Vice President Mike Pence's wife, Karen, worked as an art teacher at Immanuel for 12 years, and started teaching there again in January. A school spokeswoman confirmed Friday that Pence was still working there part-time.the school bars employees from engaging in or condoning “homosexual or lesbian sexual activity” and “transgender identity."
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