Suit alleges free speech violations by Kansas district

 


SHAWNEE MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas school district faces a lawsuit alleging violation of students' free speech rights during a nationwide protest of gun violence.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas filed suit Thursday against the Shawnee Mission School District.

Some students participated in a nationwide walkout protesting gun violence in April. High school students said they were given a script for their 17-minute walkout and an associate principal took cameras away from student journalists. At the middle school, students complained their event was cut short because officials had...



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