Six Massachusetts Middle School Students Face Charges For Allegedly Holding Mock Slave Auctions On Social Media

Six Massachusetts Middle School Students Face Charges For Allegedly Holding Mock Slave Auctions On Social Media

Essence Magazine:

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

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