'None of the stuff he produced (at LT) was even close to the level he's at now.'Īllan said he doesn't agree with Fuentes' political views or his decision to attend the Charlottesville rally, but he also doesn't think Fuentes should receive threats because of it. 'I think the biggest change was he went from conservative values to very deep to the right,' he said. He said Fuentes 'was a lot more charismatic and articulate than most high school students.'įuentes visited the school last year and appeared as a guest on another student's show, and Allen noticed an apparent change in Fuentes' views. The governor came as part of a tour of schools to talk about education funding.īill Allan, supervisor of television services at Lyons Township High School, said Fuentes had a TV show that aired five or six times at the school. Bruce Rauner on a visit to the high school in May 2016, and escort the governor into the building. He was one of four LT students invited to greet Gov. It's solidly red territory.'Īt Lyons Township High School, Fuentes also was active in the speech team and Model UN. 'I think I will happy there and I will be safe. 'I really like the architecture and some of the programs there,' Fuentes said. Auburn officials refused to comment on or confirm his enrollment, citing student privacy rights. He said he plans to take the fall semester off and then to go to Auburn University in Alabama. He said he decided not to return to Boston University because of the threats he has received and because he wasn't happy with other aspects of the school such as the urban campus and the program of study. 'I don't think it's a surprise that you're going to get a lunatic doing something like that,' he said. Fuentes said he rejects Nazism and condemns the act of the man who drove into the crowd, but believes the violence from counter-protesters spurred violence in return. Some carried Nazi and white supremacy propaganda and shouted anti-Semitic taunts. Video of the protests show many Unite the Right marchers were carrying shields, sticks and some brandished rifles. He said he saw counter-protesters armed with aluminum bats, bottles of feces and urine and cement. Fuentes said the atmosphere at the Charlottesville rally was chaotic.

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