A black middle school student with dreadlocks was allegedly pinned down by three white boys as they cut her hair, according to several reports.
Amari Allen, a 12-year-old student at Immanuel Christian School, told WUSA-TV that the boys called her dreadlocks ugly and nappy during Monday's recess and then cut some of them off.
The school, which Amaris family pays $12,000 a year for her to attend, said it is investigating the incident.
"We take seriously the emotional and physical well-being of all our students, and have a zero-tolerance policy for any kind of bullying or abuse," Immanuel Christian School said in a statement, per CBS News.
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