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Hate Crime Hoax: High School Students Of Color Were Sent Threatening Messages. The Superintendent Says It Was A Hoax

Ashe Schow
Hate Crime Hoax: High School Students Of Color Were Sent Threatening Messages. The Superintendent Says It Was A Hoax
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Last week, students of color at White Bear Lake High School South Campus in Minnesota were invited into a group chat on Instagram where they were sent threatening and racist messages.

An investigation that included the FBI and local law enforcement found a single student was behind the incident, whose race and identity have not been disclosed. It appears a statement from Superintendent Wayne Kazmierczak may have been altered after publication to remove the word “hoax” from the statement.

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