A young Oregon man has been awarded a $25,000 settlement and a written apology from his former high school principal after he was suspended for refusing to cover up or change his T-shirt, which read, “Donald J. Trump Border Wall Construction Co.”
Student suspended for wearing pro-Trump 'build the wall' t-shirt wins $25,000 settlement and an apology from his principal https://t.co/bM3PwCFrE1
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) July 25, 2018
The teenager wore the shirt, which reads: ‘The wall just got 10 feet taller’, to a politics class on a day there would be discussion of immigration.
He was asked to cover the shirt by the school’s assistant principal, after the dean of students reported some of his classmates felt ‘intimidated and threatened’, court documents show.
When he uncovered the shirt again, he was told he could cover it back up, change into a different shirt, or go home. The school counted his choice to go home as a suspension.
Vice principal Amanda Ryan-Fear of the Hillsboro School District told the court that during the 2016-17 school year, “Hispanic students reported to the administration that some family members had been deported, and that the fear and anxiety caused by the specter of deportation was negatively impacting their attendance and attention in school.”
What that has to do with a T-shirt we don’t know, and apparently the court didn’t either, ruling in favor of Addison Barnes.
WTG kid!! How sweet was that apology? Never let anyone silence your freedom of speech and expression
— Caroline Flansky (@CFlansky) July 25, 2018
AWESOME!
— ColoradoKid (@jeffreyokennedy) July 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/192a3013f390476/status/1022300151950467072
Good for him!!!
— Out of Many, One????? (@theConservVoice) July 25, 2018
America great again. ?
— Diego Kpri (@Diegokpri050) July 25, 2018
Let’s make sure to get the opposing viewpoint in here as well … everyone pay attention to Tess.
Keep it up ,don’t let them silence free speech
— mike bott (@gmen111111) July 25, 2018
racist…..
— Tess Cheer (@TessHeidelberg1) July 25, 2018
These racists kids are beyond stupid , as if they did just a little bit of research they would come to the logical conclusion that one cannot build a wall on 1 Rivers, 2 Peoples Private property, 3 100’s of tunnels, but hey, dumb ass racist @realDonaldTrump supporters ?♂️
— Clifton Collins Jr. (@ccollinsjr) July 25, 2018
Sorry, i think it’s possible. pic.twitter.com/HaRczeDbBP
— Damien Rieu (@DamienRieu) July 25, 2018
found the racist…..
— Tess Cheer (@TessHeidelberg1) July 25, 2018
Liberals can act as irresponsible as they like. They know any lost law suits payments comes out of the publics pocket.
— Jerry Hannah (@JerryHannah5) July 25, 2018
Found the racist….
— Tess Cheer (@TessHeidelberg1) July 25, 2018
That teen is a Bully racist!
— Tess Cheer (@TessHeidelberg1) July 25, 2018
Geez, the school district should have had Tess represent them in court … some really compelling free speech arguments there.
Related:
UPDATED w/STATEMENT: High school teacher makes student remove Trump t-shirt, compares it to ‘Neo-Nazis’ (video)https://t.co/utNVDj2Pgy
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 3, 2017
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