October 2, 2019

USA: ANOTHER FAKE HATE CRIME. A 12-Year-Old Black Female Student At A Private Christian School Where VP's Wife Karen Pence Teaches Claimed That White Students Cut Off Her Dreadlocks. She Lied.

CNN
written by Chuck Johnston
Monday September 30, 2019

(CNN)A 12-year-old African-American girl who claimed three white classmates pinned her down and cut her dreadlocks has admitted the claims were fabricated, her school said.

"We can now confirm that the student who accused three of her classmates of assault has acknowledged that the allegations were false," Stephen Danish, head of Immanuel Christian School, said in a statement Monday.

Last week, the girl, Amari Allen, told CNN that three white boys at the school in Springfield, Virginia, pinned her to a playground slide.

She claimed the boys held her hands behind her back, covered her mouth and clipped her hair, calling it "ugly" and "nappy."

Amari's aunt Lakeisha Allen said the family is "devastated."

"We are so embarrassed, and we are so sorry," Allen told CNN.

She said her niece did have a verbal dispute with the boys but "embellished the story."

The Allen family also issued an apology in a statement released Monday.

"To those young boys and their parents, we sincerely apologize for the pain and anxiety these allegations have caused," the Allen family said.

"To the administrators and families of Immanuel Christian School, we are sorry for the damage this incident has done to trust within the school family and the undue scorn it has brought to the school.

"To the broader community, who rallied in such passionate support for our daughter, we apologize for betraying your trust.

"We understand there will be consequences, and we're prepared to take responsibility for them," the girl's family said.

"We know that it will take time to heal, and we hope and pray that the boys, their families, the school and the broader community will be able to forgive us in time."
The Hill
written by Rebecca Klar
Monday September 30, 2019

A sixth grader at Virginia private school admitted Monday she lied when she told news outlets three of her classmates pinned her down and cut some of her dreadlocks, her school told CNN.

Amari Allan, 12, told CNN last week her classmates had held her down and called her "ugly" and "nappy" while cutting several of her dreadlocks with scissors, but her family issued an apology Monday after the school confirmed the assault did not happen.

"We can now confirm that the student who accused three of her classmates of assault has acknowledged that the allegations were false," Stephen Danish, head of Immanuel Christian School, said in a statement shared with CNN.

A spokesperson for the school was not immediately available for comment.

Allan's family also issued an apology in a statement shared with CNN.

The family apologized to the accused students and their families and the administrators for the "pain and anxiety these allegations have caused."

The family also apologized for betraying the trust of the "broader community, who rallied in such passionate support for our daughter."

"We understand there will be consequences, and we're prepared to take responsibility for them," Allan's family said. "We know that it will take time to heal, and we hope and pray that the boys, their families, the school and the broader community will be able to forgive us in time."

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