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School Officials Cleared in Alleged Racial Incident

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department concludes its investigation of the alleged incident at Santa Monica High School.

Santa Monica High School administrators have been cleared by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department of any wrongdoing in an  from May that involved the harassment of a black member of the high school's wrestling team by two of his white teammates.

There is no probable cause to believe that school officials "participated in any activity, or acted in such a manner, that supports an allegation of criminal misconduct," the Santa Monica Police Department said in a statement about the LASD's investigation.

The SMPD determined it was better for the Sheriff's Department to investigate the allegations against the administrators "due to the close relationship between the city [of Santa Monica] and the [Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District] administration," the SMPD announced in June.

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The SMPD investigated the incident and submitted its report to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office last month. The report is under review. 

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