WND 11/10/2023
School claims he wore it with 'intent to harm'A student at a California middle school has been suspended for wearing glare-reducing "eye black" at a football game, mimicking the actions of professional, college, and high school students alike.
And now the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression is calling for the punishment to be rescinded.
"Muirlands Middle School has no authority to discipline J.A. for his non-disruptive, constitutionally protected display of team spirit," the free speech organization officials have told the school in a letter.
They asks school officials to remove any mention of the incident from J.A.'s school record and lift a ban on the student's attendance at sports events.
Further, the school needs to renew its commitment to "binding First Amendment obligations."
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J.A. was at the game, wearing the eye black, without incident.
"However, about a week after the game, the Muirlands Middle School principal called J.A. and his parents to a meeting, where he told them J.A. would be suspended for two days and banned from future athletic events for wearing 'blackface' at the football game. The disciplinary notice describes J.A.’s alleged offense as 'painted his face black at a football game' and categorizes the incident as 'Offensive comment, intent to harm.'"
More:
https://www.wnd.com/2023/11/student-hit-suspension-using-glare-reducing-eye-black/
