The two students involved have been removed from the football team and school officials are determining whether they will face academic consequences. A Georgia teenager faces juvenile charges after he attacked a student who was draped in a gay pride flag in a school cafeteria, authorities say. VALDOSTA A Georgia teenager faces juvenile charges after he attacked a student who was draped in a gay pride flag in a school cafeteria, authorities say. KSL reports that a criminal investigation is ongoing, and former students who are part of the LGBTQ community will speak to the football team and the students. VALDOSTA Charges have been filed in a recorded incident involving a Pride flag taken from a student and trashed at. Our number one goal is to build men of character, integrity, be responsible, have empathy for others and serve the community for good. Marcus Jackson-Baker, London, UK This story was updated at 11:45 a.m. We have one rule in our program, and that is not to embarrass yourself, your family or your team.
Footage of the incident was filmed at Lowndes High School in Valdosta, Georgia last week, depicting a male student charging across the cafeteria and pulling on his peer's flag as he fell to the floor. It’s potentially a hate crime, so it sickens me. A Georgia teenager is facing juvenile charges after he attacked a fellow student who was draped in a gay pride flag in a school cafeteria, as per authorities. A high school student in Valdosta, Georgia, has been charged with assault and suspended from school after appearing in a viral video attacking another student and ripping away a Pride flag the victim was wearing. … The video is considered cyberbullying and a safe school violation.”Ĭoach Matt Rickards spoke with local news media: “There’s no place for that in our program at all, and it won’t be tolerated. FOX13 reports: “Granite School District officials are determining the proper punishment, which could include community service or school suspension for the student who posted the video and another who reposted it.