Posted on 04/11/2019 8:08:45 PM PDT by PROCON
The ACLU of New Jersey is taking a local high school to task after two students were suspended after posting photos of legally owned guns on a weekend while away from school.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court Wednesday against the Lacey Township School District and school administrators in both their official and individual capacities, alleges the teens had their constitutionally protected First Amendment rights violated by the suspension.
As detailed in court documents, one of the boys posted pictures of the two seniors on a Saturday range outing with family, far away from school grounds, to Snapchat. Most of the images were uncaptioned while one was labeled with a reference to a zombie apocalypse and another said, hot stuff. When the boys returned to class on Monday, they were suspended by administrators who said the pictures would cause a disruption, even though the nature of Snapchat is that the platform deletes images after 24 hours. Prior to the suspensions, neither of the youth had been disciplined in the past by school officials for anything more than being tardy on a few occasions.
Worse, argues the 15-page filing, is that rumors of the two students punishment quickly circulated on social media and were even picked up by local news, which led to the school initially denying it disciplined the boys over the issue.
When I was pulled into the principals office for something I shared with my friends privately, outside of school, over a weekend, it felt like I had no place where I could truly speak freely, said H.S., the student whose Snapchat post sparked the schools actions, whose name is withheld as he was a minor at the time of the suspension.
The ACLU is seeking a statement added to the students permanent records that their rights were violated as well as revisions to school policies that the district cannot punish students for constitutionally protected speech while off campus.
The technology for communicating ideas may change, but the fundamental principle remains the same: young people have the right to express themselves, and, with rare exceptions, they shouldnt face punishment by school administrators for it, said CJ Griffin, an attorney for the students.
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I am very surprised it took this long before a lawsuit came up on this. That school district needs to be bankrupt it as an example.
two students were suspended after posting photos of legally owned guns.
Liberal logic.
BAN CAMERAS!!!
what next? Suspending or expelling all kids who own or have guns in their homes?
Interesting
If they aren’t boning the kids, they are stalking them.
I’m stunned they would take a 2A case.
That’s not one of the civil liberties they’ve been known to protect.
Please note they defended them on 1st Amendment, not 2nd Amendment grounds.
Righteous either way, but let’s not count this as a 2A defense....
this looks like a no-brainer and the aclu probably needs the money
one of the boys posted pictures of the two seniors on a Saturday range outing with family, far away from school grounds, to Snapchat. Most of the images were uncaptioned while one was labeled with a reference to a zombie apocalypse and another said, hot stuff. When the boys returned to class on Monday,
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Posted on a Saturday - - - expelled on Monday.
How does this school get this info this quickly?
I teach kids to shoot IDPA. Should my job be at risk?
Hell, I teach deputies to shoot.
SMH.
This school and whoever made this decision needs to be sued into poverty and submission.
This is left wing activist shit and should end everything good in their life.
They’d freak out of my boys pics.
This is what passes for leftist satire, right?
And why are they not asking for $20 Million plus based on a violation of their clearly established rights.
This is a huge 1A violation which is so well established that there shouldn't even be qualified immunity for anyone...
The lawsuit, filed in federal court Wednesday against the Lacey Township School District and school administrators in both their official and individual capacities,
Suing them individually is excellent. Theyll have no indemnity and will be forced to pay any judgement personally.
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there shouldn’t even be qualified immunity for anyone...
The article states the Principal and others are being sued individually in addition to the District. Thats is excellent. Strip them of their indemnity and leave them bankrupt.
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The ACLU will defend TO THE DEATH the ‘right’ of people to own pictures of guns.
Where the draw the line is when it comes to the 2nd Amendment right to actually own guns. The refuse to go there...the 2nd Amendment simply does not exist as far as they’re concerned.
Yes. This is the only way any suit will have an impact.
If the taxpayers foot the bill for the defense the true offenders have only their jobs to lose.
Suing the "school system into oblivion" will only raise the citizens' taxes.
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