A 17-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly making online threats against black and Hispanic students at a high school in Charlottesville, Virginia, police said.
City police are working to find the source of a threatening online post directed at Charlottesville High School.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.A 17-year-old boy was arrested Friday for allegedly making online threats against black and Hispanic students at a high school in Charlottesville, Virginia, police said.
Charlottesville Chief of Police RaShall Brackney said at a news conference Friday afternoon that the teen, who was not named, identifies as Portuguese and is a resident of Albemarle County. “We want the community to know that any threats made against our schools, credible or not, are taken seriously and will be thoroughly investigated,” Brackney said. “We want the community and world to know that hate is not welcomed in Charlottesville; violence is not welcomed in Charlottesville; intolerance is not welcomed in Charlottesville."
"We do not tolerate hate or racism," Charlottesville City Schools said."The entire staff and School Board stand in solidarity with our students of color — and with people who have been singled out for reasons such as religion or ethnicity or sexual identity in other vile threats made across the country or around the world."
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