Student sues WCSD for punishments over pro-gun shirts
By Staff |
Posted: Wed 1:49 AM, Apr 25, 2018 |
Updated: Wed 8:38 AM, Apr 25, 2018
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) An eighth-grade student is suing the Washoe County School District, claiming he was punished for wearing pro-gun shirts to school.
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, April 24, 2018, claims the student's First Amendment rights were violated and his political speech suppressed when he was told on two occasions to cover up shirts with pro-Second Amendment messages.
According to the complaint, the first incident happened November 20, 2017, when the student, only identified as G.M. was punished for wearing a shirt promoting the local business Sparks Black Rifle. The shirt has a picture of a rifle under the store's name. The school district's dress code prohibits depictions of "anything that promotes weapons".
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