A student who has Nazi tattoos beat up a junior whom he incorrectly thought was Jewish.
By Lee McGuire / 11 News
Conroe school district police are looking into a brutal attack of a high school junior. It's a beating that some students said is a hate crime committed by a violent neo-Nazi group.
Just after school let out a week ago at Conroe High School, a fight broke out in the student parking lot.
"It was in the junior parking lot and a kid was attacked because supposedly he was Jewish and it was a Nazi kid (who attacked him)," said Conroe junior Denise Sanchez.
According to the school, five students were involved in the fight. A Conroe ISD police officer broke it up. But not before one student was badly hurt.
"They beat the kid so bad he got all bloody," said Sanchez.
She said a student who has Nazi tattoos beat up a junior whom he incorrectly thought was Jewish. The victim went to the emergency room.
Now his family is in contact with the Houston Anti Defamation League, which has in turn, contacted the school, about rumors of a Neo Nazi gang operating on or around the campus.
David Johnson graduated two years ago. Even then, he says the Nazi tattoos on some students were easy to see.
"Swastikas all over them," he said. "They openly show it. They're proud of it."
A school spokeswoman says the district had received no reports of threats of violence before last week's incident.
Students though said they saw an attack like this one coming, for a long time.
"He's like a Nazi guy and he does not believe in the Bible," said Jacqualine Garrett, a sophomore.
So far, Conroe ISD police have not filed any charges against the student or students involved in last week's fight, but the district said the investigation is not over.
Conroe school district police are looking into a brutal attack of a high school junior. It's a beating that some students said is a hate crime committed by a violent neo-Nazi group.
Just after school let out a week ago at Conroe High School, a fight broke out in the student parking lot.
"It was in the junior parking lot and a kid was attacked because supposedly he was Jewish and it was a Nazi kid (who attacked him)," said Conroe junior Denise Sanchez.
According to the school, five students were involved in the fight. A Conroe ISD police officer broke it up. But not before one student was badly hurt.
"They beat the kid so bad he got all bloody," said Sanchez.
She said a student who has Nazi tattoos beat up a junior whom he incorrectly thought was Jewish. The victim went to the emergency room.
Now his family is in contact with the Houston Anti Defamation League, which has in turn, contacted the school, about rumors of a Neo Nazi gang operating on or around the campus.
David Johnson graduated two years ago. Even then, he says the Nazi tattoos on some students were easy to see.
"Swastikas all over them," he said. "They openly show it. They're proud of it."
A school spokeswoman says the district had received no reports of threats of violence before last week's incident.
Students though said they saw an attack like this one coming, for a long time.
"He's like a Nazi guy and he does not believe in the Bible," said Jacqualine Garrett, a sophomore.
So far, Conroe ISD police have not filed any charges against the student or students involved in last week's fight, but the district said the investigation is not over.