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STUDENT’S SUSPENSION FOR PRINCIPAL MEMES RESCINDED AFTER FIRST AMENDMENT SUIT

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A Tennessee high school student suspended for posting satirical memes about his
principal will have the offense scrubbed for the duration of a lawsuit,
according to a press release Tuesday.

FIRE (The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression) filed a lawsuit on
behalf of the Tullahoma High School rising senior identified as “I.P.” in court
filings weeks before, declaring the school’s move to suspend a student who
posted the content while off-campus violated his First Amendment rights.

In response to the lawsuit, Tullahoma High School also walked back its handbook
policies barring “embarrassing” social media photos and posts “unbecoming of a
Wildcat [the school’s mascot].”

“We’re glad that the school has taken these corrective actions, but the fight
isn’t over,” FIRE attorney Conor Fitzpatrick said in the press release. “We
won’t rest until the student’s constitutional rights are fully vindicated and
the district removes this suspension, and these vague policies, for good.” 

Fitzpatrick told Fox News last month that criticizing and satirizing people in
power has “been as part of American culture since its founding.”

“It teaches a very dangerous lesson to kids about what America and our
Constitution is about if they’re taught from a young age that if they criticize
or satirize somebody in power that they can get in trouble for it,” he added.

A Tennessee high school student suspended for posting satirical memes about his
principal will have the offense scrubbed.Fox News The press release indicated
the student’s intent was to post the memes as “tongue-in-cheek commentary” to
“gently” satirize the principal he viewed as “humorless.”Fox News

Tuesday’s press release detailed the student’s three memes under scrutiny — one
featuring Principal Jason Quick holding a box of vegetables that contained the
caption “My brotha.”

The second featured Quick as an anime cat complete with whiskers and a dress and
the third featured Quick’s head superimposed on a cartoon figure being hugged by
a bird.

Fitzpatrick previously called the memes “tame.”

The press release indicated the student’s intent was to post the memes as
“tongue-in-cheek commentary” to “gently” satirize the principal he viewed as
“humorless.”

The district’s moves followed FIRE’s motion for a preliminary injunction to
remove the suspension from the student’s record and push to remove the social
media policies.

Jason Quick tendered his resignation as principal effective June 30.Fox News

FIRE and the student are proceeding with their lawsuit, requesting that the
policy and suspension reversal be made permanent, and the student receive
monetary damages.

Quick tendered his resignation as principal effective June 30, according to
local outlet Tullahoma News.

Fox News Digital reached out to FIRE and Quick’s successor at Tullahoma High
School for additional comment, but did not immediately hear back from the
latter.

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FIRE attorney Conor Fitzpatrick responded with the following: 

“Students have made fun of their teachers and principals on their own time as
long as there have been schools. Unless a student’s expression causes
substantial disruption at school, the First Amendment bans teachers and
administrators from punishing a student for their private speech. There is no
‘but they made fun of me’ exception to the First Amendment.”

Concerning the school’s response, he added: “This is good news for the students
of Tullahoma High School. The school had no business policing students’ personal
and non-disruptive social media posts.”




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