Update On Amari

Last week, Amari’s story made national headlines after she accused three white classmates of pinning her down and cutting her dreadlocks while calling her hair “nappy” and “ugly.”

As of yesterday, the Allen family decided to retract the statement .

Immanuel Christian School released a statement on Monday:

"We can now confirm that the student who accused three of her classmates of assault has acknowledged that the allegations were false. We're grateful to the Fairfax County Police Department for their diligent work to investigate these allegations," Stephen Danish, head of Immanuel Christian School, said in a statement Monday.

"While we are relieved to hear the truth and bring the events of the past few days to a close, we also feel tremendous pain for the victims and the hurt on both sides of this conflict. We recognize that we now enter what will be a long season of healing," Danish continued."

The sixth grader's family authorized a statement released by the school.

"To the administrators and families of Immanuel Christian School, we are sorry for the damage this incident has done to trust within the school family and the undue scorn it has brought to the school. To the broader community, who rallied in such passionate support for our daughter, we apologize for betraying your trust," the family said.

"We understand there will be consequences, and we're prepared to take responsibility for them," the girl's family said. We know that it will take time to heal, and we hope and pray that the boys, their families, the school and the broader community will be able to forgive us in time," the statement continued.