California Student Charged With Assault After Ripping ‘MAGA’ Hat Off Classmate’s Head

California Student Charged With Assault After Ripping ‘MAGA’ Hat Off Classmate’s Head
A 'Make America Great Again' hat in a file photo. Mark Makela/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A California high school student is facing assault charges after knocking a “Make America Great Again” hat off the head of a classmate and later slapping a teacher who intervened in the altercation.

Video footage captured on a cell phone in the classroom showed  Jo-Ann Butler, 17, going on a profanity-laden rant during the assault at Union Mine High School in El Dorado on Monday, Aug. 27.

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Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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