Posted on 02/12/2020 8:19:53 AM PST by Responsibility2nd
SALINE, MI - Four Saline High School students have filed a federal lawsuit claiming the school district should not be able to discipline them for sending racist messages to fellow students in a Snapchat group.
The four unidentified students filed the lawsuit Tuesday, Feb. 11, in U.S. District Court in Detroit, claiming the district suspended two students, who have since returned to classes, while expulsion has been recommended for two others.
“The school is acting outside the scope of its authority, has no legal right to impose the discipline carried out, and has violated our clients’ constitutional rights by their reckless and hasty rush to judgment,” David A. Kallman, attorney for the children, said in a statement.
The lawsuit claims the district does not have authority to punish the students for sending the messages because they were sent from their “homes, privately owned phones, on a non-school day.”
The students are seeking a declaration that the district’s actions were unconstitutional, the lawsuit states.
It asks for a complete expungement of any reference to suspension or expulsion from their transcripts and records and that changes be made to district policies and procedures so no other students are punished for engaging in non-school related and off-campus free speech.
The lawsuit also asks that the students be awarded legal costs and attorney fees.
The incident involving the Snapchat group was brought to the district’s attention Monday, Jan. 27, Saline Superintendent Scot Graden previously said in a letter to parents. Administrators conducted an investigation and determined the incident represents “an act of racism that created harm to all of our students, especially students of color," Graden wrote.
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“African-American and Caucasian children were using inappropriate and offensive language in a joking manner and in the context of immature banter among friends," the release states. “The conversation did not occur at the school, at a school event, or on any school equipment. While all the children are embarrassed by their language, it does not justify the school’s rush to judgment and overreaction.”
In case anyone does not know it; most schools snoop on your children and their online activity. Facebook, snapchat, twitter, whatever.
The schools know more about their students than most parents.
Racism is a Marxist concept used to control the proles.
Schools have NO jurisdiction over students in social media, homes, walking down the street, etc. Bastards need to be sued into oblivion.
To give context Saline is a small community near Ann Arbor Michigan and l would say 90% white. Almost Government Schools are run by leftist a-holes. You really have to watch School Board elections they draw these bastards like flies.
Exactly.
It is nothing more than an artificial construct that is used to silence dissenting voices, especially those of European descent.
As such it is time for us to tell the race baiters that they know nothing about us or our experiences, so just shut the hell up
Agreed.
G1!!
“Did they use salty language in the tweet?”
LOL. I too assumed that salty language was allowed in Saline?
Anyone worth their salt in Saline would use salty language! :-)
“...The lawsuit claims two students separate students - one African-American and one was Caucasian - started the group on Jan. 26. The lawsuit claims the district disciplined the Caucasian child....”
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Of course!
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