A North Carolina family is taking Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to federal court after officials allegedly targeted their daughter for painting a message supportive of slain conservative leader Charlie Kirk on her high school’s spirit rock.
The complaint accused the school district of censoring the student’s message and repeatedly violating her constitutional rights.
The student, a junior at Ardrey Kell High School, painted the rock with permission from a staff member, according to the lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte Division, by Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF).
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