Three southern Maryland middle schoolers have been charged with hate crimes for allegedly displaying swastikas, performing Nazi salutes, and deriding a classmate's religion.
Three middle schoolers from southern Maryland have been charged with hate crimes after they displayed swastikas, performed Nazi salutes and made derogatory remarks about a classmate’s religion, according to county prosecutors. Officials with the Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office said the harassment began in December and the students refused to stop despite repeated requests.
Officials said the charges will be forwarded to the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services for appropriate action. Prosecutors announced the charges in a news release last week. They didn’t elaborate on the alleged derogatory remarks. 'Maryland was founded on the principle of religious toleration,' State’s Attorney Robert Harvey said in a statement. 'It is frankly astonishing that nearly 400 years later some people continue to persecute others based upon their religion.
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