Posted on 08/30/2019 1:14:41 PM PDT by Red Badger
A 16-year-old student at a Colorado high school was informed by the school district Wednesday that he was not allowed to return to classes until the school could conduct an investigation into an anonymous tip that he had posted "threatening" content online. Current Time 0:11 Duration 0:51 Trump Slams 'Totally Fake' Washington Post Report That He Floated Pardons For Border Wall Construction
In a story that has gained national attention from conservative sites, including RedState, the parents of a junior at Loveland High School learned Wednesday that their son could not appear on campus until the Thompson Valley School District (TVSD) conducted a full investigation into a "Safe-2-Tell" anonymous tip prompted by a Snapchat post by their teen son.
As reported by Complete Colorado, 16-year-old Nathan Myers and his mother Justine Myers went to a shooting range on Tuesday, a moment that Nathan celebrated by posting a video on Snapchat showing some of the guns they were going to bring, including hand guns and an AR-15. The caption for the post read, "Finna be lit," which he explained to Complete Colorado is just slang used among his peers meaning he's "excited" about the chance to go to the range with his mom, who he hadn't seen in a few weeks due to his parents being separated.
"While we were at her house getting ready to go, I took a video of five or six pistols and an AR-15," Nathan told the outlet. "None of them were loaded, they were all in their cases."
"We had a great day," said Justine, a self-described gun enthusiast. "This is what we do. Nathan has been shooting many times with us. We are huge Second Amendment supporters."
Nathan also posted video of them at the range:
When they returned from shooting, Justine learned from messages left by Nathan's father that police officers had come to the house asking about his initial Snapchat post.
"His father told them he was out shooting with me, I am an avid shooter," Justine explained. "So, the officers said he wasn't in trouble and left."
Though the family thought the issue was settled, the next morning they were informed by the school district that Nathan could not return to classes.
"I called to ask why I couldn't go, and they said it was a safety concern because the student who reported it was scared I was going to shoot up the school," Nathan said.
The Myers say Nathan has never had any conflict with another student, enjoys a large circle of friends, and has no criminal record.
The Myers' "threat assessment hearing" with TVSD was scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday.
Pro-Second Amendment site Rally for Our Rights' Lesley Hollywood reports that she spoke with Justine, "as well as two different attorneys who specialize in Second Amendment issues," and found that the school "is legally within their rights at this time."
"According to the attorneys, the school has a protocol that must be followed when a report of a threat comes in through Safe 2 Tell or other means, even if the report is completely false – and there is nothing parents or students can legally do about it, even with a lawyer," she reports.
Complete Colorado notes, however, that Colorado-based pro-Second Amendment organization Rocky Mountain Gun Owners "posted on Facebook that it would supply the family with legal representation if the student’s story 'bears out as first reported.'"
Complete Colorado reached out to Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams to get his reaction to the situation. After sending him the Snapchat post with no context, the outlet asked Reams for his interpretation of the post. He said he thought it just seemed like a kid excited to go to a firing range. When he learned about the school district's response, he expressed disbelief.
"This is exactly the mechanics of the Red Flag Law," Reams told the outlet. "Someone filed an anonymous complaint, without the other person knowing it was being filed, but instead of him being deprived of his Second Amendment rights, he’s being deprived of his ability to go to school without due process."
The teen simply "exercised his First Amendment right to use his Second Amendment right," said Reams, adding, "I hope this doesn’t make him fear that in the future."
Academics are often the stupidest people you will ever meet.
Awesome. Kids mom is gonna sue the crap out of a libtard “skool”
Ping!............
Our local AM ‘Conservative Thought/Talk’ Radio DJ was all over this, this morning.
1. Hire team of lawyers.
2. Sue the school district till they vomit.
3. Private school.
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The only problem is the taxpayers are the ones who have to pay...............
a protocol that must be followed when a report of a threat comes in through Safe 2 Tell or other means, even if the report is completely false – and there is nothing parents or students can legally do about it, even with a lawyer,” she reports.
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I peed my bed last night.
Turn me in.
As long as the school follows it’s “safe 2 tell” bit, no suit against them will succeed as long as they review they vid and see it’s not a threat and reinstate the kid.
The only way to get rid of commie bs like this is to use it against commies. Since “safe to tell” is anonymous, residents should find out who the commie parents and teachers are and pull the same stunt.
2nd amendment lawyers already said it was in the school’s right to do this.
Everyone knows going in or should what can happen.
That’s why higher learning is becoming more and more of a waste
Lawsuit. Big settlement = free college.
It’s okay as long as it wasn’t Assault Pee...................
That’s why higher learning is becoming more and more of a oxymoron................
I’m thinking that an enterprising set of students are going to find out about the automatic suspension policy and start “reporting” on their friends when they feel like they want a day off.
Friends are auto suspended per policy for approximately a week - during which they can do whatever they want and then - because it was all fake anyway and there is no evidence - they return to school with no detrimental impact.
On the other hand - I could easily see a bunch of jerks using it to bully people they have been bullying in other ways and then laughing about it.
Since the report line is anonymous they should never be able to find the people doing it.
Lawsuit. Big settlement = free college = Higher taxes.................
Too bad. Then the taxpayers there can elect new officials who are not so stupid.
Yes let’s hurry up on that legislation for red flag laws!! /s
This is no longer America OR a free country.
We are being controlled by despots who are attempting to “cancel” anyone with wrong think.
I don’t oppose lawsuits against socialist libtards.
I’d go after them personally and in their official capacities.
I blame this on social media. People need to stop posting their lives and just live them.
Oh, and the school administrators are a bunch of retards.
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