Female student caught on camera using racial slurs towards a Black student at the University of Kentucky will voluntarily withdraw from the university, according to her attorney.
In this screenshot from a video posted to FaceBook, student Kylah Spring is shown being assaulted by a fellow student, Sophia Rosing.A female student who was caught on camera using racial slurs towards a Black student at the University of Kentucky will voluntarily withdraw from the university, according to her attorney.
Sophia Rosing, 22, the senior at the University of Kentucky, plans to withdraw Tuesday or Wednesday, her lawyer, Fred Peters, told ABC News. The video, which was recorded early Sunday morning, shows Rising apparently drunk and saying derogatory, racial slurs to Kylah Spring, a first-year student who was working an overnight shift at the university's front desk.Fayette County Detention Center via AP"This is a recurring issue in and across American school systems no matter what age," she added.Rosing refused to give her name when authorities were called.
She faces two assault charges, one against Spring and the other towards a police officer. She was also given a disorderly misconduct charge and a public intoxication charge, according to her lawyer.In this screenshot from a video posted to FaceBook, student Kylah Spring is shown during an assault by a fellow student, Sophia Rosing.
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