14 year old Sikh boy beaten by classmates in Washington, video updated on Snapchat
A 14-year-old Sikh boy was beaten by his classmate in the Washington State, the father of the victim said that his son was targeted because he is of Indian descent, media reports have said. The boy was wearing a turban and was beaten less than a block outside of the city's Kentridge High School. The assault happened last week and has since drawn outrage from the boy's family, as per media reports. https://twitter.com/JJusseroKIRO7/status/925605193059786752 The attack was recorded and posted on Snapchat. The school district says it was not rooted in hate, but spawned hate speech online. The victim's father said, he fears his son was targeted because he is of Indian descent and is a Sikh. "I am feeling so, so bad because this happened with my son," he said. "He never interacted with this guy. He never know his name, I don't want to see this happen again with my son or anyone else. I don't want to see this," he said. The student who attacked the boy and the student who filmed the encounter will be appropriately punished, said Chris Loftis, communications director for the Kent School District. It comes six months after a Sikh man in Kent was shot by someone yelling "Go back to your own country!" at him. Kent is home to many practicing Sikhs. -PTC News
