(New York Post) Multiple Ohio elementary school kids are facing assault charges after disturbing video caught the group of black students attacking white students — and forcing them to say “Black Lives Matter,” according to cops.
Footage obtained by WKEF showed a tall student grabbing a much smaller one around the back of the head and marching him across the Springfield playground, with another joining to hold the struggling victim.
Others joined in when he was taken to an area near swings — with one charging in and knocking the helpless youngster to the ground, seemingly throwing a punch.
Minutes later, a group of five people marched to the same spot, this time with a child hoisted over the shoulder of the ringleader — who then tosses the pupil to the ground.
A third attack appears to show the group knocking down another student and dragging him or her along the ground.
The disturbing footage showed kids tossing around those who refused to say “Black Lives Matter.”The City of Springfield, Ohio
Cops say they are “actively pursuing charges.”The City of Springfield, Ohio
At least one of the victims was punched in the head, according to the report.The City of Springfield, Ohio
The 17-minute clip does not have sound, but Springfield Police said that a group of pupils had forced white children to say “‘Black Lives Matter” and filmed them saying it.
The principal of Kenwood Elementary told cops that some of those who refused were “chased down and escorted, dragged or carried” to the area near the swings, as caught on the surveillance footage.
At least one of the victims was punched in the head, the police report said of the racially motivated attack.
Officials did not say how many students were involved.The City of Springfield, Ohio
Police were informed three days after the attacks occurred.The City of Springfield, Ohio
Springfield police said they found out about the Kenwood Elementary attacks on Feb. 13, three days after they happened. The video was released Wednesday after a public records request by the local station, which called it a “crisis in the classroom.”
Springfield Chief of Police Allison Elliott told a press conference last week — before the video’s release — that “multiple students were assaulted on the playground.”
“We are actively pursuing charges for the identified assaults,” Elliott said, without giving the ages of those involved.
Mom Krystal Harr said her 12-year-old sixth-grader was among those “forced on his knees Friday and [forced] to say blm.”
