Summerville bar owner accused of encouraging students in planned school walkout

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCSC) — The Summerville Police Department has arrested a woman who allegedly encouraged high school students to be violent in a planned high school protest.

Dinah Chollet, 44, is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to the arrest warrant.

An anonymous student alerted a school resource officer at Summerville High School of a planned protest called the “Summerville Walkout” that was going to occur on Friday afternoon. The incident report stated that the protest was publicized on Instagram and was an open account to the public.

When the officer joined the group anonymously, he noticed it had approximately 80 members at the time. The group, organized by Summerville High School students, planned an anti-ICE protest that would disrupt the school day. The officer was later able to positively identify several students based on their Instagram accounts…

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