Posted on 03/15/2018 9:09:34 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
A viral video taken at a Minnesota high school during National Walkout Day has garnered millions of views and shares.
Students across the U.S. walked out of class Wednesday, demanding an end to gun violence in schools.
But a student holding a sign supporting gun rights at New Prague High School said the principal told him to give up the sign or leave school property.
"I came out here with a poster trying to make a difference," said Andy Dalsin, a senior.
Dalsin said principal Lonnie Seifert told him to give up a sign that read "Guns don't kill people. People kill people" or leave the property, citing district policy. "I stood in the back," he said. "I didn't try and cause a ruckus, but I was seen by the principal and he came and we had our exchange."
The district said in a statement that "such items must be submitted to and reviewed by school administration at least 24 hours in advance."
But Dalsin stresses other students also had signs, and told him they didn't know about the policy either. "Administration didn't fairly use their policy across the board," he said. "I felt like I was singled out unjustly and my constitutional rights and my First Amendment was trampled on."
After the senior was told to give up his sign or leave the campus, he moved to a public sidewalk to continue sharing his message.
"It sounded like a lot of people were giving him a pat on the back, especially for the courage he had," fellow senior Riley Schaeffer said.
Dalsin is thankful for the support. But he said the focus should be on the victims of school shootings, while also exploring other ways to protect students.
"Across the country people are using students to push the rhetoric of gun control," Dalsin said. "And I wanted to come out here, and at the same time (while) supporting the victims, come forward with an attitude that shows a different viewpoint."
The district went on to say they respect a student's right to free speech, but added "Those rights, however, are to be balanced against the district's responsibility to maintain a school environment focused on education." Dalsin wasn't disciplined, and stands by his actions.
"I felt like what I'm doing is great, and by standing up for people's rights, I'm doing the right thing here," he said.
Dalsin said he hasn't spoken to school administration since the incident, but is open to having a conversation.
[[Student Supporting Gun Rights Says School District ‘Trampled On’ His Rights During Walkout]]
they are also trying to trample on your 2’nd amendment rights too
Trampling people’s rights is what communists do. The only thing they do better is spending other people’s money.
Public Schools aren’t interested in anything but the Fascist-Communist line. Freedom ain’t on the agenda.
They want to take your guns so they can take your freedom of speech and everything else.
Video at link.
Not one student walked out at my son’s high school. He told me it was because those who wanted to were afraid of repercussions from those who thought it was absolute BS.
Not every young person has bought into the leftist propaganda.
Nice!
Communists do not allow any dissent from the minions
Government schools are government agencies like the department of motor vehicles or the city public works department. As a government agency they may not violate a person’s civil rights. The federal DOJ should step in and sue government schools that do. The feds should do the same thing they did to government schools that didn’t integrate as fast or as thoroughly as the feds thought they should.
In this case the bureaucrat violated the student’s First Amendment right to freedom of speech. The DOJ should seek a court order requiring federal monitors from the DOJ Civil Rights division review every disciplinary action taken by the district.
Do that to one or two school systems and soon every government school would be very careful about protecting people’s civil rights. The DOJ should include government colleges in this as well as K through 12 schools.
I suspect that we’ll have no way to find out whether or not the next nominee for the Supreme Court honestly supports our Second Amendment. The histories of some have been rather unseen and opaque. They turned out to be biased against conservative thought in some ways.
It doesn’t have to be that way, though. On the next nominee, I want to know in advance.
The whole thing has the reek of contrivance. Like a bunch of public school teachers shepherding eager-to-get-out-of-school-for-an-hour students outside to awaiting TV cameras and media photographers.
Tolerance will not be tolerated.
Only Submission will be tolerated.
I wonder if any of these Kids even know who the Murderer was by name.
They probably think his Initials are N.R.A.
My son opted to stay in the cafeteria during their symbolic walk out. As did a lot of his classmates. We had a great discussion and he surprised me with his insight. Was very proud of him.
They surprise us ...occasionally.
I would find myself a lawyer, and go after the Principal and the School District. Gotta hit ‘em where it hurts! Leftys do it all the time. Time for payback
The only reason we have a First Amendment Right of Free Speech is that we also have a Second Amendment Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
Without the 2nd Amendment, we would have no rights at all.
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