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A Tennessee high school student suspended for posting satirical memes about his principal will have the offense scrubbed from his record, according to a press release<\/a> Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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].”<\/p>\n

SCHOOL DISTRICT SUSPENDS STUDENT FOR POSTING MEMES OF PRINCIPAL, SENDS \u2018DANGEROUS LESSON TO KIDS,\u2019 LAWYERS SAY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“We\u2019re glad that the school has taken these corrective actions, but the fight isn\u2019t over,” FIRE attorney Connor Fitzpatrick said in the press release. “We won\u2019t rest until the student\u2019s constitutional rights are fully vindicated and the district removes this suspension, and these vague policies, for good.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

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

“It teaches a very dangerous lesson<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

SCHOOL FACES LAWSUIT FOR MAKING STUDENT REMOVE \u2018ONLY TWO GENDERS\u2019 SHIRT: \u2018CENSORING A 7TH GRADER\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.”<\/p>\n

ATTORNEY FOR TEEN SUSPENDED AFTER OPPOSING TRANS IDEOLOGY SAYS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM \u2018ESSENTIALLY DEAD\u2019 IN CANADA<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Quick tendered his resignation as principal effective June 30, according to local outlet Tullahoma News.<\/p>\n

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

FIRE attorney Conor Fitzpatrick responded with the following:\u00a0<\/p>\n

“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\u00a0causes substantial disruption at school, the First Amendment bans teachers and administrators from punishing a student for their private speech. There is no \u2018but they made fun of me\u2019 exception to the First Amendment.”<\/p>\n

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.”<\/p>\n

For more Culture, Media, Education, Opinion and channel coverage, visit <\/strong><\/i>foxnews.com\/media<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/tennessee-students-suspension-memes-rescinded-first-amendment-lawsuit <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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