When 13-year-old Ian Ring began transitioning last year, his mother’s biggest fear was that he’d get beaten up for being trans. That fear recently came true. When it happened, Ring’s fellow classmates laughed then widely shared video of his assault on the social media platform Snapchat. Now, Ring — a transgender 13-year-old seventh-grader at Dr. Jonas E. Salk Middle School in Spokane, Washington — and his family have filed assault fourth-degree assault charges against his attacker. Police say they’re investigating whether Ring’s trans identity motivated his attacker, something that would turn the assault charge into a hate crime. Ring was attacked while walking to his bus after school. Ring said, “I turned around, he pushed me, and then I pushed him back, And he got closer, and he punched me. And then he continued from there, then I had taken his glasses off him to try and get him away.” Instead of helping, Ring’s classmates just watched, laughed and recorded the attack on their cell phones.
Transgender Student Attacked By Bully As Classmates Laugh and Share Video
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