2A Student suing over school's dress code

I find it stunning that the t shirt that the teacher balked at did not even have an image of a fire arm on it.......just a quote of the 2nd amendment. That is unreal if you think about it........there is no doubt that the 2a is quoted word for word in text books used in the classroom......but putting those exact words on a tshirt and whoa! :rolleyes:
 
According to the lawsuit, the student’s teacher instructed him to cover the shirt. The student told the teacher that he could express himself through how he dressed, to which the teacher replied that he could have his “Second Amendment rights when he turns eighteen,” according to the lawsuit.

Wow. The lawsuit will be about his FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS. Freedom of Speech. Apparently his teacher needs to do a little reading...
 
About time. Is the 1st lawsuit of this kind to be filed?

Nope.
One of the rare times the NRA and ACLU worked together...

Alan Newsom looks like a pretty typical 13-year-old. He wears standard eighth-grade garb– the backwards baseball cap, baggy, low-slung jeans, and a t-shirt.

It's the latter item of apparel that propelled Newsom into court and provoked a precedent-setting decision on school policy and the First Amendment.

Two years ago, when he was in the sixth grade at Jack Jouett Middle School, Newsom spent the weekend at an NRA Shooting Sports Camp learning about rifle target shooting and gun safety. Jazzed about the camp, he wore its bright purple t-shirt to school on April 29, 2002.

But once he got there, he was asked to remove it. That request led to a lawsuit against the Albemarle County School Board, the superintendent, and principals at Jouett. Backed by NRA legal muscle, Newsom claimed his First Amendment rights had been violated and sued for $150,000.

After two years and major setbacks for Albemarle– including a ruling allowing Newsom to wear the shirt– the suit went into mediation last Thursday, January 22, and a settlement could be announced by the time this issue is on newsstands.

A seemingly routine decision by a Jouett assistant principal in the post-Columbine era collided with free speech issues. Not only will Newsom v. Albemarle School Board affect how the county sets dress code policy, but it encompasses every other school system in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina– states under the jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.


This boy's lawsuit: Alan Newsom's $150,000 t-shirt
 
About time. Is the 1st lawsuit of this kind to be filed?
Nope. And don't be so sure the kid will win folks. The courts have said You don't "shed" your first amendment rights in public schools , BUT you also don't enjoy them as much as you do in the public square. If your "rights" become disruptive to the educational process you lose. Also your attire can't promote violence, drug use and a few other things I'm missing. If no one but the teacher noticed the shirt and only had a problem because he or she disagreed with it on political grounds then the kids suit is looking good. But this is no open and shut case from the facts given imo.
 
Nope. And don't be so sure the kid will win folks. The courts have said You don't "shed" your first amendment rights in public schools , BUT you also don't enjoy them as much as you do in the public square. If your "rights" become disruptive to the educational process you lose. Also your attire can't promote violence, drug use and a few other things I'm missing. If no one but the teacher noticed the shirt and only had a problem because he or she disagreed with it on political grounds then the kids suit is looking good. But this is no open and shut case from the facts given imo.


That's what will probably make or break things.

With the previous case I posted, the school made no mention of firearms or weapons related themes in
it's dress code.

With this one, they do mention "weapons"

Language / Illustrations on Clothing
  • No obscene, vulgar, profane, or derogatory language or illustrations on clothing;
  • No sexual overtones, or anything that promotes weapons, alcohol, drugs, tobacco, gang membership, or violence; and
  • Nothing that may be deemed a safety issue.

McQueen / Dress Code

They'll probably win on the gun store tshirt, but they're on real shaky ground with the other one.
 
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