8-year-old’s lynching hell
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issued a phone message to parents on Monday saying officials were “very troubled by what occurred.”
“We recently learned of an alleged racially-based hate crime that occurred late last month in Claremont,” the statement, obtained by The News, read. “Racism, and hate, are not a thing of the past.”
Officials said the incident would be a topic of discussion at a school board meeting on Wednesday.
“We just want to make sure justice is served," said Cody Raymond, 43, co-owner of the Ferro Deli in Claremont. “I do hope, as a community, we can have some discussion about unity. I do feel like we need to have a dialogue in some way.”