


A group of black elementary school students in Ohio are facing serious charges after they were caught on video allegedly attacking white students and ordering them to say "Black Lives Matter."
The incident occurred last month in the playground area of Kenwood Elementary School, according to a report citing a public records request with Springfield, Ohio.
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In the footage, a student in a white shirt is seen being grabbed by a taller student by the back of the head and marched across the playground to the swingset area.
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Other students join the taller student, and the group appears to assault the student in white. The student ends up on the ground, becomes surrounded, and is forced to his knees. As the footage continues, at least three students can be seen on their knees.
The group that allegedly assaulted the first student then stands in front of the children on the ground and begins jumping around.
The released footage is 17 minutes in length and has no sound, but the white students on their knees were forced by the attackers to say, "Black Lives Matter," according to the Springfield Police Department.
Students who refused to say it were "chased down and escorted, dragged, or carried," the school principal said, according to a local outlet.
The footage was released Wednesday, but police said they were made aware of the attack three days after the incident.
Parents of the students attacked are demanding justice.
"Just because it’s reversed [racism,] it’s still not all right," a father of one student said.
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The students responsible for the attack are facing assault charges, which local NAACP President Denise Williams said should not have happened because they have already been suspended.
"I don't care what color they are," Williams said. "They need to be held accountable. This is a teachable moment. We need to really educate the school and the parents."