A 13-year-old girl in Washington state was allegedly beaten inside her middle school locker room earlier this month after classmates confronted her about politics.
The incident reportedly occurred at Lucille Umbarger Middle School in Burlington.
Brandi Krause of unDivided reported the events.
The controversy appears to have started with a TikTok posted by the girl’s boyfriend.
He had “posted some TikToks, and in one of them he said, ‘Plan A, marry a nice girl, have kids, get rich.’ And then the other one, he said, ‘Plan B, become an ICE agent.’”
Days later two students allegedly approached the girl in the locker room and demanded to know her political views.
The girl and her mother told Krause that the two students pressed her “to know whether she supports Donald Trump and ICE.”
The mother said the students violently assaulted her after she told them it was none of their business.
Video of the altercation allegedly shows the victim being punched repeatedly in the head while attackers grabbed her hair and tried to pull her to the ground.
The two students accused of carrying out the assault are reportedly Hispanic while the victim is white.
The footage allegedly spread quickly around campus among students and even staff.
According to the mother, it took five days before the school principal contacted her about the incident.
GRAPHIC WARING: Two students BEAT a girl senseless at Lucille Umbarger Middle School in Burlington, WA, after demanding to know whether she supports Trump and ICE. She told them it was none of their business. Police are involved. More today on our live show at 12pm. pic.twitter.com/GYWfxgPu8t
— Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse) February 23, 2026
Local law enforcement has confirmed an investigation is underway.
Burlington’s police chief told unDivided, “we do have an active case on this incident, and are working through all the details.
As an active case, and involving juveniles, there’s not a lot I can release at this time beyond that.”
The girl’s mother said the principal informed her the school is working on a safety plan.
The mother also said police want the suspensions of the two girls accused in the attack extended until a safety plan for her daughter is in place.
The case has sparked outrage among some parents and community members who argue that political tensions are spilling into classrooms and turning violent.
School officials have not publicly commented beyond confirming disciplinary action and cooperation with police.
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