Local activists and a Conway High School student’s mother says her daughter was suspended after she posted on Snapchat about issues at the school like drugs and potential violence.
After hearing about drug use and students talking about bringing a gun to school, 15-year-old freshman Aniya Owens posted her concerns to Snapchat, according to her mother, Abbey Owens.
Horry County Schools (HCS) declined to comment on Aniya’s situation, citing federal privacy regulations.
Aniya’s original post from Nov. 18 has been reviewed by The Sun News. Owens said the post wasn’t threatening, but instead communicated Aniya’s concerns and frustrations with the school.
Owens said incidents of students smoking in the bathroom and talking about bringing guns to school had taken place shortly before Aniya’s post.
Aniya’s post read “First ppl getting caught smoking blunts in school … NOW F---ING GUNS … y’all b-----es stupid asf … i’m done with conway.”
The post was circulated by other students who allegedly added threatening text to the original post, according to Owens. New text was clearly overlaid on Aniya’s post, Owens said.
One post The Sun News reviewed suggested violence. Another post read “We really thuggin at Conway” over Aniya’s original post.
Aniya didn’t post either of these messages, her mother said, but since the original post was traced back to her, administrators punished her. It’s unclear if other students were disciplined for the posts following Aniya’s.
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