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Sixth-Grade Girl Apologizes for Falsely Claiming Boys Attacked Her and Cut Off Her Dreadlocks

‘WHY?’

The girl originally claimed the assailants called her hair “ugly” and “nappy” while attacking her. But now she has recanted the allegations.

Pilar Melendez
Pilar Melendez 

Senior National Reporter

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Pilar Melendez

Pilar Melendez

Senior National Reporter

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