The student who was tortured in America is not Saudi: Saudi Embassy

The Saudi Embassy in the United States clarified on Thursday that reports about the Saudi citizenship of a Chicago schoolgirl who was subjected to verbal and physical abuse are not true.

The Saudi Embassy has issued a statement on social media website X, according to which it is monitoring the safety of Saudi citizens residing in the United States.

The Saudi Embassy in the United States wrote on its X account that “a female student was verbally and physically attacked in a school in the city of Chicago by several handlers of the X platform and some media outlets.” It was indicated that the victims were (Saudi nationals).

“While the embassy and consulate general in Houston followed up on the matter and spoke with the relevant US officials, there was no information indicating that the victims were Saudi nationals, nor did the embassy or consulate contact them.” Any information was received that any Saudi female citizen has been attacked in the said incident.’

According to a statement from the Saudi Embassy in the US: ‘The Embassy and Consulate General will continue to follow up on the matter to verify the facts surrounding the incident. The Embassy also reaffirms its concern for the safety and security of citizens, men and women, in all US territories.’

According to the American newspaper Chicago Suntime, there was an incident of violence at Glenside Middle School in the suburb of Glendale Heights in the American village, in which a girl wearing a hijab was attacked by another student (boy).

Queen B School District 16 Superintendent Joseph Williams confirmed that another student assaulted a student Thursday at Glenside Middle School, 1560 Bloomingdale Road, while others stood by and videotaped the incident.

In a video of the alleged attack posted on social media, a boy can be seen grabbing a girl by the head and knocking her to the ground.

According to Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization CAIR Chicago, the girl is from Saudi Arabia and has been in the US for two months.

After the incident, the school contacted the Glendale Heights Police Department. Williams said the department has begun its own investigation.

Williams also said there was no evidence the attack was motivated by racial, cultural or religious intolerance. However, CAIR Chicago says the boy was involved in another alleged bullying incident last year with another student wearing a hijab.

“We are taking steps to ensure that the students responsible for this incident are held fully accountable in accordance with all applicable laws,” Williams said in a statement.

CAIR Chicago said it hopes the school district will make efforts to address the culture of bullying at the institution.

An investigation into the attack on a Muslim student at Glendale Heights Middle School is ongoing.

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