Oregon Middle School Attack: What We Know About Transgender Student Claims
A video of the violent incident at Hazelbrook Middle School in Tualatin, a suburb southwest of Portland, has gone viral on social media.The video shows students walking through a hallway when one student suddenly grabs a girl by her backpack and throws her to the floor, before yanking her hair back-and-forth and smacking her repeatedly in the shoulder.The assailant calls the girl a "b****," smacks her a final time and walks off. "I'm sorry, I didn't do anything," the victim says, crying, before picking herself up and telling others that she can't breathe.The September 20 incident is now under criminal investigation, the Tigard-Tualatin School District and the Tualatin Police Department said in a joint press release that was released late last month.The student allegedly responsible for the attack was arrested and is facing assault and harassment charges, according to the release.
The case has been referred to the Washington County Juvenile Department."As this case proceeds through the juvenile court system, we are prohibited from sharing further information about he youth and the court process, as per Oregon records law concerning juveniles," it added.Video of the incident was circulated on social media by conservative commentators, who concluded without confirmation that the attacker is transgender.A clip of the fight was recently shared by Riley Gaines, a former swimmer who has protested the inclusion of transgender athletes in women's sports, on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, where it has amassed more than 10 million views."Trans male attacks female student in Oregon high school," Gaines wrote. "This was certainly planned given multiple people were filming.
All involved should be suspended and he should be charged with assault as a male."The assumption led to furious calls to the district and the school from people across the country, Oregon Live reported last week.
