No Charges Filed In Racist Post At North Cobb High School: Authorities

KENNESAW, GA -- Cobb County officials will not file charges against a North Cobb High School student whose vile, racist electronic message caused a firestorm among parents, students and administrators, Patch has learned.

The message, attributed to a 16-year-old student, said that he wanted to "exterminate" African-Americans and that he wished he could have been the one to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln for freeing blacks from slavery.

"The Cobb DA’s Office consulted with three police departments regarding this case (campus police, Acworth PD and Cobb PD)," Kim Isaza, spokeswoman for Cobb County District Attorney's Office, told Patch Tuesday in an e-mail.

"Ultimately, all of the agencies agreed there is insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a crime was committed," she said.

The post was circulated among parents and students in early March and caused a brouhaha at the Kennesaw school. More than 300 students didn't show up to class one day over concerns for their safety, enhanced security was called to the campus.

Parents told local media that they were upset at the school as much as they were the student who sent the social media post.

Read more: Principal Addresses Cobb Parents About Racist Social Media Post: Report

The message came to light when North Cobb High School Principal Bucky Horton informed parents in a vaguely worded email that "All is well and we are moving forward with our school day."

"Sweeping things under the rug is never going to solve anything, it's never going to help anyone," parent Gary Ryles to WSB-TV.

An incident report obtained by WGCL says the post was sent to a friend via private text message. It was the friend who made the message public by posting it to Snapchat. On this rationale, the post did not fit the description of a terroristic threat because it was not made to cause terror, rather, it was meant for the eyes of one individual.

Many parents continue to express dismay that the student -- who was disciplined -- was not expelled from the school.

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