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Six Massachusetts Middle Schoolers Face Hate Crime Charges

Authorities say the Grade 8 students used ‘racist’ language and held a ’mock slave auction' on social media.
Six Massachusetts Middle Schoolers Face Hate Crime Charges
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Allan Stein
Allan Stein
3/20/2024|Updated: 3/20/2024
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Six middle school students in Western Massachusetts face criminal charges stemming from alleged “hate speech” and “race-based bullying” in social media posts.

Authorities charged all six Grade 8 students at Southwick Regional School with threats to commit a crime, two with interference with civil rights, and one with witness interference.

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Allan Stein is a national reporter for The Epoch Times based in Arizona.
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