"Black Student Who Said White Male Classmates Cut Her Dreadlocks Admits She Made Up Entire Story
A sixth-grade student who last week accused three classmates of forcibly cutting her dreadlocks has admitted she made up the allegations, according to her family and the school principal.
Amari Allen, a 12-year-old African-American girl, had accused three white boys in her grade at Immanuel Christian school, in Springfield, Virginia. She said they held her down on a playground during recess, covered her mouth, called her insulting names and used scissors to cut her hair.
Fairfax police launched an investigation into the incident last week after they were contacted by the girl’s family.
Meanwhile, social media erupted in outrage.
Commentators made much of Vice President Pence’s wife, Karen Pence, teaching art part time at the private school.At that school where Karen Pence teaches, the one that bans LGBTQ people, this happened Monday... // [White] Boys Pin Down Black Classmate, Cut Her Dreadlocks at Virginia School nbcwashington.com/news/local/Boy … via @nbcwashington