By Melissa Noel ·Updated March 20, 2024
The Hampden County District Attorney’s Office in western Massachusetts has brought charges against six middle school students following allegations of race-based bullying.
According to prosecutors, led by District Attorney Anthony Gulluni, the students were eighth graders at Southwick Regional School and allegedly involved in conducting mock slave auctions on Snapchat, where white students could bid in two Black classmates, CBS News reports.
The students are accused of