--- title: Student Arrested for Threatening to Shoot Muslim Classmate description: And a "son of ISIS" canonical: https://time.com/4148328/muslim-virginia-classmate-terrorist/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-14T21:16:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T22:03:46.000Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Virginia 7th-Grader Arrested After Calling Muslim Classmate a 'Terrorist' og:description: He also threatened to shoot the Muslim student og:url: https://time.com/4148328/muslim-virginia-classmate-terrorist/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt553486f4d7ff0af6/698875488e0601e791463c0b/485211876.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: US-SCHOOL BUS og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Virginia 7th-Grader Arrested After Calling Muslim Classmate a 'Terrorist' twitter:description: He also threatened to shoot the Muslim student twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt553486f4d7ff0af6/698875488e0601e791463c0b/485211876.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Virginia 7th-Grader Arrested After Calling Muslim Classmate a 'Terrorist' by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Updated: Dec 13, 2023 10:03 PM CUTPublished: Dec 14, 2015 9:16 PM CUT  A school bus is seen during a safety event for children at Trailside Middle School, in Ashburn, Virginia on August 25, 2015\. AFP PHOTO/PAUL J. RICHARDS (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images) A school bus is seen during a safety event for children at Trailside Middle School, in Ashburn, Virginia on August 25, 2015\. AFP PHOTO/PAUL J. RICHARDS (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)PAUL J. RICHARDS—AFP/Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Updated: Dec 13, 2023 10:03 PM CUTPublished: Dec 14, 2015 9:16 PM CUT **Correction appended, Dec. 17** A 7th-grade student in Ohio was arrested after calling a Muslim classmate a “terrorist” and threatening to shoot and kill him. The two boy reportedly got into an argument on a school bus on Dec. 7 when the 7th-grade student reportedly called his 6th-grade peer a “son of ISIS” and blamed him for the downing of the Twin Towers given his Muslim faith. The [Washington _Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/12/14/police-7th-grader-calls-muslim-schoolmate-son-of-isis-threatens-to-shoot-and-kill-him/ "undefined") reports a witness claims to have overheard the student later saying he would bring a handgun to school to finish the argument. The boy is facing a 10-day suspension, a possible expulsion, and charges of ethnic intimidation and aggravated menacing. The school says it took action because it takes all threats seriously. “It is important for our students and their parents to understand we take them at their word when they make these threats,” said school superintendent Brad Naevin in a statement. “We will treat all threats seriously, taking immediate and decisive action to protect the safety and welfare of our students, staff and community.” **Correction:** An earlier version of this story misstated the state the student is from. It is Ohio. \[[Washington _Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/12/14/police-7th-grader-calls-muslim-schoolmate-son-of-isis-threatens-to-shoot-and-kill-him/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4148328/muslim-virginia-classmate-terrorist/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4148328/muslim-virginia-classmate-terrorist/"},"headline":"Virginia 7th-Grader Arrested After Calling Muslim Classmate a 'Terrorist'","datePublished":"2015-12-14T21:16:32.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T22:03:46.000Z","description":"And a \"son of ISIS\"","url":"https://time.com/4148328/muslim-virginia-classmate-terrorist/","keywords":["Crime","Education","Schools","Islam","Hate Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt553486f4d7ff0af6/698875488e0601e791463c0b/485211876.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt553486f4d7ff0af6/698875488e0601e791463c0b/485211876.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US-SCHOOL BUS","caption":"US-SCHOOL BUS","creditText":"PAUL J. 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