Controversy Surrounds Alleged Hanging Incident at Maryland School
TL;DR
Authorities in Charles County are investigating an incident at C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School after a viral Instagram post claimed a second-grader was "hung" by a fourth-grader in a bathroom. The school's principal clarified that the students were "horseplaying" when a jacket got caught on a stall door hook, and one student sought help.
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- Authorities investigate alleged hanging incident in Md. elementary school The Washington Post
- 'He’s traumatized' | Charles County parents speak out after 7-year-old was 'hung' in an elementary school bathroom WUSA9.com
- Parents allege child hung on door and choked in bathroom by student, school disagrees WKRC TV Cincinnati
- Maryland boy still recovering after parents say he was ‘hung’ while ‘horseplaying’ in a school bathroom WTOP
- Statement from Charles County Public Schools about Nov. 15 incident Charles County Public Schools
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