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Updated: 2:38 PM Oct 9, 2009
ACLU Sues Omaha High School
The local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing a Omaha high school over an issue of freedom of expression.
Posted: 1:22 PM Oct 9, 2009Reporter: WOWT Email Address: sixonline@wowt.com |
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The local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing a Omaha high school over an issue of freedom of expression.
The case involves the suspension of 23 students from Millard South High School who wore t-shirts to school with the message "Julius R-I-P". Julius Robinson was a fellow student and friend who in 2008 was shot in what was widely believed to be a gang shooting.
The students wearing the shirts said it was done to honor the dead student's memory. The school administration said the message was disruptive, and as such, it was a violation of school policy.
The students persisted and the school suspended them.
Now, Jeanne Kuhr, the mother of the student who designed the t-shirt, is suing in Federal Court.
An attorney for the Millard School District, Duncan Young, tells Channel 6 News he has not seen the complaint. However, Young says nothing has changed from the school's standpoint.
Young says Millard South officials had to weigh the safety of the student body in regards to what was believed to be gang activity versus the free speech rights of a minority of students.
