The kid should be charged as an adult with felony assault. As for parents who think the violence was an “understandable” response to the perception that a comment had been racially insensitive, they should not be surprised when their violent children encounter people who do not tolerate unprovoked physical attacks.
Completely agree. The article makes it sound like there will only be school administrative action. I wouldn't be surprised if the teacher has been told to not press charges or his job will be at risk. The article also avoids whatever the remark was.
That is what I was thinking on the assault charge. But instead it sounds like everyone is rallying around the student for understandable violence. These are the same kind of people who perpetuate the Michael Brown, Trayvon, and so on heroism sagas.
It will be a great day in America when a white school kid beats the living life out of a student of color who says the phrase “white privilege” or calls the white kid the “R” word - and the media and those who saw the incident take place say - “we understand the beating”.
Don't they call that a, 'Trayvon moment'?