Police: Kid in Arlington made up the racist text messages he allegedly received

Arlington Police and Arlington public schools say the Ottoson Middle School student who reported receiving racist text messages about another student made the story and the messages up.

Following an investigation, Arlington Police determined that the student who claimed to have received the hateful messages had created the narrative and fabricated the story.

"The allegation of racist texts being sent from one middle school student to another was concerning and hurtful to the entire community and I am disappointed that a student would falsify a report of this nature," Superintendent Bodie said. "Thank you to the Arlington Police Department for its full and thorough investigation."

No charges have been filed at this time, however, police are working with the school department to determine the appropriate corrective action for the student.