Conservative Students Sue Minnesota High School After Students Dishonor War Vets on Veterans Day

There is hope, not all are social justice warriors in training.

Via Daily Caller:

Attorneys for Minnesota’s Young Conservatives Club (YCC) filed a lawsuit Thursday against a high school, saying the school violated students’ rights to free expression by requiring students to respect peers who chose to dishonor the American flag.

The students filed the lawsuit against Edina High School, the principal and the school district. The lawsuit — “Edina High School Young Conservative Club et al v. Edina School District et al” — charges the school with violating students’ rights to freedom of speech, association and equal access. The suit alleges the school is trying to put a flag code above the First Amendment.

“The U.S. Flag Code preempts Edina High School’s requirement that students respect flag protesters—whatever that means,” YCC lawyer Erick Kaardal said in a press release. “This is a clear case of discrimination against students with conservative beliefs by a school whose policies have been documented as promoting an extreme ideological agenda.”

“Edina High School has essentially declared itself to be ‘big brother’ – to ensure that students ‘think correctly’ about the U.S. flag, political and social issues,” Kaardal added.

The lawsuit arises after a myriad of students refused to stand for the national anthem and “Taps” to honor fallen soldiers on Veterans Day. After YCC posted a video of the students disrespecting the flag onto social media with critical comments, the club received a slew of threats labeling the group’s members as racists and bigots.

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