Matt Petterson and his boyfriend were walking to school when they became the targets of an Orbzeez TikTok challenge, and Matt and his family are calling it a hate crime.
A transgender student and his boyfriend were attacked while walking to school in northwest suburban Barrington. The boy and his family are calling it a hate crime.
"I'm risking my own safety to live," said Matt Petterson, a transgender junior at Barrington High School, who says he doesn't feel safe in his own school."I can't even get my own education. It's a survival thing now at school." "That breaks our heart, and we're committed to making sure everyone feels safe and comfortable expressing who they are as an individual in our schools. This is an indication that we need to continue our efforts," superintendent Dr. Robert Hunt told CBS 2's Shardaa Gray.
Asked how the district really lets students know such behavior is not tolerated, Hunt said,"If people do things they shouldn't, there's appropriate consequences in place."
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