Student presents petition and speech urging school to recognize 1st amendment rights

On January 20th, several students planned to pass out political materials and pocket constitutions during lunch time. The materials were confiscated before they had the chance to do so, and they were banned from passing anything out during school hours.

Austin Brenneman, president of WCHS Young Americans for Liberty, presents a petition and speech to the school board urging a reversal of that decision.

After the speech, he met with Chris Gensinger, assistant superintendent. Mr. Gensinger met with Brenneman the next day and promised to get the group a table and granted permission to distribute the materials as planned. Brenneman and Gensinger are currently negotiating new policy concerning students and freedom of speech.

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[jhweather]

This is beautiful! Thanks for advocating the rights of your school. At my school, school officials detained me yesterday for holding up a sign opposing a school policy during lunch time. However, I plan to continue protesting the school policy of unconstitutionally using drug dogs to sniff student-attended belongings.

[505crazylady]

what about the homework situation in the state of california? sending students home with homework that lasts till 12:00am or 1:00am isnt right we dont get our 8 hours of sleep and we never have time for ourselfs.im starting a petition against a school about the homework situation and it isnt teaching us nothing.its best for all teachers to go step by step to teach the students right and not make it in a compation.

[MandrikSG]

WTG!

[sirachman]

Awesome job!

[mkauai2]

Great Job! This is how one man changes the world, By standing up, for the rights of all!