CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a 12-year-old boy assaulted by a group of middle school classmates in Southern California may have been targeted after an Internet posting urged students to beat up redheads.Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Richard Erickson says the boy, who is redheaded, was kicked and hit in two incidents Friday at A.E. Wright Middle School in Calabasas. As many as 14 students participated in the attacks. The boy was not seriously hurt.
‘Kick a Ginger Day’ Facebook event could be blamed for beating
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November 22, 2009