A California high school has expunged the suspension of a student who posted pro-ICE flyers, drawing scrutiny over free speech and viewpoint discrimination.
Torrey Pines High School in San Diego changed course after the student, a junior, obtained representation from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). The group said the school had allowed a midday walkout protest against ICE two weeks earlier.
Students “held posters displaying statements including, ‘If You’re an I.C.E. Agent Ya Mom’s a Hoe!!,’ ‘F*CK ICE,’ and ‘ICE is KKK spelled differently,’” FIRE said in a release. “Yet two weeks later, the school suspended a student for posting pro-ICE flyers reading ‘We ❤️ I.C.E. – Real Americans.’
“The school claimed the flyers, which caused no disruption at the school – and were displayed in a common area where other students have posted political material –nevertheless constituted ‘harassment’ and ‘intimidation.’”
