The girl's mother, Jade Masters-Ownbey ... I know I am generalizing, probably unfairly, but a hyphenated name always rings the "rabid liberal alert" bell for me. I'll wager the suspension was instituted by the prompting of the mother or by the school board's past association/fear of her.
You're probably correct.
There might also be another couple of clues to be found in the mother's picture and in her first name.