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Illinois high schooler in juvenile detetnion for attacking fellow student over rainbow Pride flag
Jacksonville Journal-Courier.It is unclear whether the act is being considered a hate crime, meaning the student could face bias enhancements, or additional penalties for targeting the victim because of their real or perceived sexual orientation.Superintendent Kyle Hacke would only confirm that an assault took place on “red, white and blue day,” but declined to go into further detail.But a number of students at the school seem to side with the student who was arrested and detained, choosing to blame the victim for inciting the incident, according to postings on Facebook and Instagram obtained by the Journal-Courier.“You wear a gay Pride flag to school and you don’t expect people to do anything? You go to Southern (sic) High, where we
