SPRING LAKE, North Carolina The owner of an auto repair shop in North Carolina has become the victim of racist messages painted on vehicles along with broken windows. Some of the messages referenced the Ku Klux Klan. Swastikas were also painted on some vehicle. One of the messages said: “please le
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PUBLISHED: 14:23 EDT, 16 April 2021 | UPDATED: 14:41 EDT, 16 April 2021
A high school student from Minnesota has spoken out about being falsely accused of sending vile racist messages to black classmates, after the incident was exposed as a hoax.
Avery Severson, a sophomore at White Bear Lake High School near St. Paul, was falsely accused of sending the racist direct messages, prompting outrage and a student walkout.
But school officials said that an FBI investigation revealed that the female student who created the hateful messages wanted ‘to raise awareness of social and racial injustice’ by staging the stunt. They refused to name the true perpetrator.
Avery Severson said she fears for her safety after the false accusation
She was trying to start conservative student club at White Bear Lake High School
After police and FBI investigation, officials said the messages were a hoax
Student behind the slurs wanted to raise awareness of social and racial injustice
Authorities refuse to confirm the identity of the student behind the messages
Superintended later apologized for using word hoax saying he never intended to minimize the impact that racism or racist acts has on students