GRAND BLANC, Mich. - The Genesee County Prosecutor has announced that no charges will be filed related to a "series of offensive social media posts" made by members of Grand Blanc High School's varsity football team.
“We have reviewed the Snapchat posts and, while many of them are highly unacceptable and obnoxious, they do not meet the elements of Michigan’s Ethnic Intimidation statute which is our state’s hate crime law,” Genesee County Prosecutor Daivd Leyton and Grand Blanc Police Chief Brian Lipe wrote in a joint statement.
“The Ethnic Intimidation statute requires ‘specific intent to intimidate or harass another person. That did not happen here,” Leyton said. “Further, there must be physical contact with another person or damage to personal property or a reasonable belief that contact or damage will occur. That’s not the case here,” the prosecutor said.
The school district has taken disciplinary action against the students involved.