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Ariana Baio

Student, 12, accused of hate crime after school fight where two students ‘had hijabs ripped off’

A 12-year-old faces hate crime charges after a fight at their school in Connecticut - (AFP via Getty Images)

A middle schooler in Connecticut has been accused of committing a hate crime after a fight with two Muslim students, where they were allegedly beat up.

The 12-year-old female student from Wallace Middle School in Waterbury was charged with intimidation based on bigotry and bias in the first- and second-degree on Friday through a court-issued summons to Waterbury Juvenile Court following the incident which took place earlier this month.

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