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Teen arrested over racist threat that closed Charlottesville schools
LBN thread: Racist violence threat keeps Charlottesville schools closed
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Source: Reuters
U.S. MARCH 22, 2019 / 9:07 AM / UPDATED 12 MINUTES AGO
Teen arrested over racist threat that closed Charlottesville schools
(Reuters) - Police arrested a 17-year-old boy on Friday over a racist threat of violence posted online that prompted authorities to close all the schools in Charlottesville, Virginia, for two days.
The boy, who has not been publicly identified, was charged with threatening to cause bodily harm on a school property, a felony, and harassment by computer, a misdemeanor, police said in a statement.
City leaders have worked to ease racial tensions in the city since a white nationalist rally in August 2017 descended into violence, with a white nationalist killing a counter-protester and injuring others after he drove into a crowd.
The threat against Charlottesville High School was reported to the police on Wednesday afternoon, according to the police department.
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Teen arrested over racist threat that closed Charlottesville schools
(Reuters) - Police arrested a 17-year-old boy on Friday over a racist threat of violence posted online that prompted authorities to close all the schools in Charlottesville, Virginia, for two days.
The boy, who has not been publicly identified, was charged with threatening to cause bodily harm on a school property, a felony, and harassment by computer, a misdemeanor, police said in a statement.
City leaders have worked to ease racial tensions in the city since a white nationalist rally in August 2017 descended into violence, with a white nationalist killing a counter-protester and injuring others after he drove into a crowd.
The threat against Charlottesville High School was reported to the police on Wednesday afternoon, according to the police department.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-virginia-threat/racist-violence-threat-keeps-charlottesville-schools-closed-idUSKCN1R31KY
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