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- A Black high school student was attacked on Halloween by a group of other teens dressed in KKK garb, a lawyer said.
- Attorney Matt Manning said his client did not suffer serious injury from the attack, the AP reported.
- "For you to dress up as a Klansman, you have a specific intent of terrorizing," Manning said.
A Black teen was attacked and tased on Halloween by other teens wearing costumes similar to Ku Klux Klan robes, according to a lawyer.
At a press conference earlier this week, attorney Matt Manning said the incident where his client and other high school students were attacked happened in Woodsboro, Texas, the Associated Press reported.
Manning noted that his client did not suffer from serious injuries, adding that although the other five victims were not tased during the attack, they may have been terrorized, according to the AP. None of the victims or any other involved students were publicly identified due to them being juveniles.
"For you to dress up as a Klansman, you have a specific intent of terrorizing. That's not an accident," Manning said, the AP reported. "That's not kids being kids. That's not boys being boys. That's not hazing or high school hijinks. High school hijinks are egging somebody's house, not dressing up as a Klansman and tasing them."
WOAI-TV reported that Manning alleged the assailants were members of the Woodsboro High School football team. The school didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
In a Facebook post last Sunday per The Independent, Manning called the incident "'an act of terror, hate and injury" and slammed the school for allowing the accused teens to play in a football game following the allegations.
"It is abhorrent, indefensible, and inexcusable, and we demand answers. Now," the post said. "We also demand a thorough and honest investigation into these heinous crimes by the Woodsboro PD, the Refugio County Sheriff's Office, the Refugio County Juvenile Probation Office, and any and all other law enforcement agencies involved."
The Woodsboro Independent School District Superintendent Ronald D. Segers released a statement on Tuesday, stating that cooperating with authorities and that they are "deeply disappointed."
"While we are deeply disappointed that any of our students might find this type of behavior acceptable, the District cannot discipline students for this type of conduct when it occurs off-campus," the statement said.
The Associated Press reported that Texas Rangers, Refugio County sheriff deputies, and Woodsboro Police are investigating the matter.