{"id":20875,"date":"2023-12-01T03:41:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T09:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=20875"},"modified":"2023-12-01T03:41:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T09:41:54","slug":"kansas-teen-charged-after-he-punched-and-yelled-slur-at-black-high-schooler-in-halls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=20875","title":{"rendered":"Kansas teen charged after he punched and yelled slur at Black high schooler in halls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A 15-year-old Kansas high schooler has been charged after he was filmed attacking a Black student in the hallway, calling her the N-word and punching her in the face in an attack that left her with a broken nose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The fight happened Nov. 15 at Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, Kansas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KCDefender\/status\/1729546630414680141?s=20\">Video<\/a>&nbsp;of the incident shows sophomore Brey\u2019anna Brown saying, \u201cWalk away. Don\u2019t say nothing unless you\u2019re going to come say it to my face, because I\u2019m not going to do it with you,\u201d toward a student walking away behind her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">That teen is heard responding,&nbsp;\u201cMan shut the f&#8212; up.\u201d&nbsp;Several students near Brown are heard asking in shock, \u201cWho said that?\u201d and Brown doubles back to approach him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The male, who appeared to be white, then turned around and said, \u201cme\u201d and the N-word twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">He took off his backpack and walked aggressively toward Brown, pushed her, and the two started throwing punches, hitting each other in the face multiple times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The assault lasted for around 20 seconds and was broken up by adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The male student, whom NBC News is not naming because he is a minor&nbsp;and has not spoken out publicly, was charged Tuesday with aggravated battery. A criminal complaint stated he \u201cknowingly cause[d] great bodily harm to another person or disfigurement of another person.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">His first court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 6. NBC News has reached out to an attorney for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Brown told NBC affiliate<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kshb.com\/news\/local-news\/racist-assault-on-black-shawnee-mission-east-student-leads-to-calls-for-accountability\">\u2002KSHB of Kansas City<\/a>&nbsp;that she had been suspended from school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI feel like outside of myself for doing what I did,\u201d Brown said. \u201cI\u2019m upset that I got suspended.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">She said she didn\u2019t expect the fight to happen, but in the moment, \u201cI chose to stand up for myself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s not clear what led up to that fight and if the two students knew each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Shawnee Mission School District said in a statement Tuesday it was \u201csaddened by this incident,\u201d but did not comment on the students involved nor their punishments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile we cannot share specific information about the incident or the District\u2019s response, we do want to reassure the community that we take proactive measures to create a safe educational environment where every student feels a sense of belonging. This includes extensive work to support&nbsp;diversity, equity, and inclusion. Unfortunately, children make big and small mistakes every day,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, dozens of students at the high school participated in a walkout with signs that said \u201cprotect Black women\u201d and \u201cprotect students of color,\u201d KSHB reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Brown\u2019s mother, Linyka, said she was heartbroken by what happened to her daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt really hurt my heart and made me mad,\u201d she told the station. \u201cIt hurt my heart for my daughter because I didn\u2019t want her to have to ever go through that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/nbcblk\/kansas-city-area-teen-charged-punched-yelled-slur-black-high-schooler-rcna127461\">Nbcnews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 15-year-old Kansas high schooler has been charged after he was filmed attacking a Black student in the hallway, calling her the N-word and punching her in the face in an attack that left her with a broken nose. 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