7 suspended following attack on New Jersey transgender student
Kylie Perez, the 14-year-old freshman at Newark's East Side High School who was viciously beaten by classmates in the school's hallway, plans to speak this month during a string of assemblies on tolerance, according to reports.
In the attack caught on camera below, Perez was kicked and punched. As a result, seven total students were suspended.
The students will have hearings this week to determine long-term placement and disciplinary measures, according to a statement from Newark Public Schools.
The incident is being investigated as an "alleged bias crime," Kathy Carter, spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office said.
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