bet they'd ban this.
Posted on 03/08/2013 12:35:19 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
A student from a small Florida town has sued her high school principal, the dean of students and the local school board in federal court because, she claims, she was suspended last year for participating in a popular national “Day of Silence” — a protest against anti-gay bullying.
The New Times Broward-Palm Beach, an alternative weekly newspaper, first broke the story.
The student, 15-year-old Amber Hatch, claims she sought permission — via a letter — to participate.
Shannon Fusco, the principal of DeSoto County High School, turned down the request.
“Peaceful protests are against district policy,” Fusco allegedly explained.
Fusco also apparently expressed concern that Hatch’s participation in the event could cause disruptions in class.
Hatch reportedly appealed the decision three times, unconvincingly.
The lawsuit claims that on April 19, the day before the “Day of Silence,” Fusco pulled Hatch out of class. As the New Times reports, Fusco them advised the student that if she showed up at school the next day “and was quiet, there would be disciplinary consequences.”
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycaller.com ...
bet they'd ban this.
You don't like the girl's message but you're not thinking this thing through.
Read posts 13,15,17,18 and others.
The point is... The school district was right. Schools are no place for disruptive activism.
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