Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office investigating incident of transgender student being attacked after displaying Pride flag By Mitch Perry Pinellas County PUBLISHED 5:35 PM ET Jun. 03, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:35 PM EDT Jun. 03, 2021 SHARE The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an incident that took place last Friday at Seminole Middle School, where a transgender student and their friends were physically attacked for displaying the rainbow Pride flag. Several students have been suspended for their involvement in the incident, and some of those students have been expelled and reassigned to alternative schools. What You Need To Know Leo Hoffman, 12, and friends were attacked; several students suspended