Posted on 06/04/2025 10:26:18 PM PDT by 11th_VA
Towson, Md. (WBFF) — It’s a story that grabbed national attention - a Maryland student, and prospective U.S. Marine, suspended while asking why classrooms in his high school did not contain American flags.
Project Baltimore first spoke with Parker Jensen in April. Soon after, he sued Baltimore County Public Schools. And now, that lawsuit has been settled.
It was just last month when Project Baltimore broke the news that Jensen, a Marine hopeful, was suspended from school for seven days, after he went to Baltimore County Public Schools headquarters to ask why some classrooms at Towson High were missing American flags. According to state law and BCPS school board policy, all classrooms must contain the flag.
As a result of that suspension, Jensen was barred from attending his prom and his own high school graduation.
After Project Baltimore first interviewed Jensen, he hired an attorney and sued BCPS, claiming the district violated his constitutional rights by suspending him without cause. Now, just weeks later, Jensen and Baltimore County Public Schools say they have reached a settlement agreement.
“That was fast,” stated Project Baltimore’s Chris Papst.
“Yeah,” agreed Jensen.
“Settlements don't usually happen in weeks,” Papst acknowledged…
In August, Jensen reports for Marine boot camp. But on the evening of May 17, he was focused on something else - Senior prom 2025, which was an experience Jensen thought he’d miss.
“As far as going to prom. How important was that for you?” Asked Papst.
“Very important. You only get one,” replied Jensen.
With the settlement agreement signed, Jensen was able to attend his prom where he proudly wore an American flag pin on his lapel...
Here, behind enemy lines, an elementary school nearby still has students standing or marching around and singing the praises of President Obama...
This fine young man should be going to college and then Officer Candidate School.
Or receive an appointment to Annapolis.
That’s disgusting.
I barely remember my Senior Prom.
I hope he has a college fund completely funded through grad school, enough for a new house and amazing presents for his family for the rest of his life.
F Maryland and their anti-American crap.
That’s right!!! I remember them singing that song about BO.
For them to remove this young man from his prom and graduation, that shows you their decayed heart and how much they HATE America and patriots.
Political demographic map of Towson, MD.
https://bestneighborhood.org/conservative-vs-liberal-map-towson-md/
I should have been so lucky. I had to sit in a hot auditorium in a stupid rented cap and gown while over six hundred kids walked across a stage to have some bonehead hand us a piece of paper.
I was glad to be outta’ there. Votech. Electronics and gym were cool tho’
Dare to ask a question of the almighty administration. And get suspended. I see. And BCPS has nothing to be proud of believe me.
Maryland is a lost cause I’m afraid.
When I was going to school, I think the only rooms that didn’t have Old Glory flying were broom closets and restrooms....
AND we said the Pledge of Allegiance every morning.
He wouldn’t be in all this trouble if he asked by Maryland doesn’t have an MS-13 banner in every classroom. Marylanders are very fond of MS-13 Fathers of the Year.
I “lived” in MD for about 30 years before escaping. Free at last! Thank God, Free at last!
Maryland (especially around larger cities) is a hopeless mess of illegals, government employees, retired government employees, consultants to government, liberal nitwits of all ages, attorneys and parasitic “poor” who subsist on a combination of government handouts and crime.
Quite a despoiled land there.
An F-250 diesel would be better in the long run.
Does the settlement also include the district following state law and displaying a flag in every classroom?
EC
Heck, I attribute my patriotism beginnings to the grade school teachers I had. Many of them would tell stories from their youth about WWII, and we all loved them. And we did NOT dare play grab-ass during the pledge of allegiance or My Country Tis of Thee for fear of the consequences.
So you had to pay taxes on your private property where the rain couldn’t strike a piece of soil because of your carport? Those were the daze. Geez. Why do we elect these people who come up with weird ideas?
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