Grand Blanc students will not face criminal charges in Snapchat incident, prosecutor says

FlintPublished: Sep. 22, 2022, 4:03 p.m.A student walks on the sidewalk outside Grand Blanc High School on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 at Grand Blanc High School.Isaac Ritchey | MLive.comGRAND BLANC, MI — Grand Blanc High School student athletes who were recently disciplined for “inappropriate” and “offensive” Snapchat messages will not face criminal charges, according to the Genesee County Prosecutor’s Office.Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton and Grand Blanc Police Chief Brian Lipe made the announcement in a news release on Thursday, Sept. 22.“We have reviewed the Snapchat posts and, while many of them are highly unacceptable and obnoxious, they do not meet the elements of Michigan’s Ethnic Intimidation statute which is our state’s hate crime law,” Leyton and Lipe wrote in a joint statement.The school district has already taken disciplinary action against the students, a school official confirmed. Students were disciplined for violations of the school and student athlete handbooks.WJRT-TV reported that the students were sending Snapchat messages in a group chat that included “Hitler salutes” and “Hitler mustaches,” along with “KKK hoodies” and a “profane message directed at President Joe Biden.”Grand Blanc Detective Sgt. Bryan Byarski confirmed that information to MLive-The Flint Journal.Grand Blanc Community Schools also released a statement.“As…
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