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I wonder if anyone with legal knowledge may have an idea of how an 18-year-old high school student who perpetrated a hate crime against another 18-year-old high school student on the property of a private high school in Massachusetts would be punished? In my story the students are both high school post grads (fifth-year students) and one forcefully reveals that the other is transgender. The manner in which it occurs is rough, if not actually violent (no punching or kicking--just a forced reveal of body parts). Would the perpetrator be expelled? If the other student did not want to press charges, would the perpetrator be turned over to the police? Is there any possibility that a private school would punish the perpetrator through in-school means, such as removal of privileges, barring him from contacting the victim?
Thanks in advance for the help. I appreciate it so much.
Thanks in advance for the help. I appreciate it so much.