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SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2019
African-American Girl Claimed White Classmates Forcibly Cut Her Hair. Now The Truth Is Out.
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Ryan Saavedra
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A sixth-grader who claimed last week that three white boys at her school pinned her down and forcibly cut her dreadlocks while telling her that she “should not have been born,” admitted on Monday that the attack never happened and that she made the entire story up.
“The 12-year-old, who is African American, said three white boy students held her down in a school playground a week ago during recess, covered her mouth, called her insulting names and used scissors to cut her hair,” The Washington Post
reported.
In a statement to The Post, the girl’s grandparents, who are her legal guardians, apologized for the incident:
To those young boys and their parents, we sincerely apologize for the pain and anxiety these allegations have caused. To the administrators and families of Immanuel Christian School, we are sorry for the damage this incident has done to trust within the school family and the undue scorn it has brought to the school. To the broader community, who rallied in such passionate support for our daughter, we apologize for betraying your trust. We understand there will be consequences and we’re prepared to take responsibility for them. We know that it will take time to heal, and we hope and pray that the boys, their families, the school and the broader community will be able to forgive us in time.
Immanuel Christian School Principal Stephen Danish also released a statement in response to the new developments:
Three white boys attacked 12-year-old Amari Allen, held her hands behind her back, and cut her dreadlocks.
Second Lady
@KarenPence, wife of VP Mike Pence, teaches part-time at
#ImmanuelChristianSchool. We will protest in Virginia if this isn't handled.
https://twitter.com/Banco_Mundo/status/1177425574731685888/video/1 …
Bishop Talbert Swan tweeted: “What does
@KarenPence, wife of
@VP, the Second Lady of the United States, have to say about 3 racist white boys attacking a 12-year-old Black girl, Amari Allen, at the private Christian school she teaches at? So far, her silence is deafening.”
What does
@KarenPence, wife of
@VP, the Second Lady of the United States, have to say about 3 racist white boys attacking a 12-year-old Black girl, Amari Allen, at the private Christian school she teaches at?
So far, her silence is deafening.
pic.twitter.com/pHAW3dVkS9
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan)
September 28, 2019
Left-wing CNN activist Keith Boykin tweeted: “Three sixth-grade white boys pinned down 12-year-old Amari Allen and cut off her “ugly” locs on Monday at Immanuel Christian School in Springfield, Virginia, where Vice President Mike Pence’s wife, Karen Pence, teaches.”
