(Calla Kessler/The Washington Post)A 17-year-old was arrested and charged Friday in connection with a racist online threat that prompted Charlottesville city schools to close Thursday and Friday, police said. Brackney declined to provide additional information about the teen other than to say he is not a student in the Charlottesville school system. The anonymous threat that was posted online Wednesday warned of an “ethnic cleansing” at Charlottesville High School the following day. Officials said that incident and the earlier threat against Charlottesville High School were not related. Pamela Price Brown, a Charlottesville High teacher, waved a large orange cheerleading flag that bore the initials “CHS” as she moved through neighborhoods.

Source: Washington Post March 22, 2019 16:21 UTC