US EditionStudents were told they could not name Charlie Kirk or Trump as role models for an assignment, complaint says
The American Center for Law & Justice filed a civil-rights complaint alleging viewpoint discrimination and free-speech violations after conservative figures were barred as role models.
- On Tuesday, a civil-rights complaint was filed accusing Marshall Elementary School, Eureka, and Eureka USD 389 of religious, viewpoint discrimination, free speech violations and retaliation over an October incident banning President Donald J. Trump and Charlie Kirk as role models.
- During an October 'Find Your Voice' classroom activity, guidance counselor Kacey Countryman reportedly barred political and religious figures from being listed, the complaint alleges.
- In class, students named national figures and said Charlie Kirk and President Donald J. Trump were listed, but the counselor said Kirk was `not a hero` and told students not to inform parents.
- The American Center for Law & Justice filed the civil-rights complaint representing a parent and student, a parent withdrew her children, and Rep. Ron Estes called the situation `alarming` as the Eureka school board addressed it Dec. 8.
- The American Center for Law & Justice says no corrective action has been announced, Eureka USD 389 limited comments due to privacy, and the episode raises policy questions after last year's Gardner-Edgerton teacher incident.
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The rot goes deep: Elementary school guidance counselor forbids citing Charlie Kirk or Trump as role models for assignment
Parents at an elementary school in Kansas are upset after students were reportedly told that they were not allowed to list President Donald Trump or late conservative activist Charlie Kirk as their role models for an assignment. The situation happened at Marshall Elementary School in Eureka, Kansas, in October. A formal complaint said the incident only recently came to light because students were originally instructed not to tell their parents a…
Kansas elementary school does not allow students to name Charlie Kirk or Trump as role models: report · American Wire News
A Kansas elementary school is under fire after a guidance counselor refused to allow students to choose figures such as Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump, or even Jesus Christ as their role model. The drama erupted in October after Marshall Elementary School guidance counselor Kacey Countryman told sixth-grade students to identify their role model for an assignment called “Find Your Voice.” What happened next was alarming. “When a student nam…
Kansas School District Accused of Suppressing Conservative Viewpoints: ‘This Is Indoctrination’
A Kansas school district is facing serious constitutional allegations after administrators reportedly censored students for naming conservative figures as role models, prompting a legal demand for a federal civil rights investigation. The post Kansas School District Accused of Suppressing Conservative Viewpoints: ‘This Is Indoctrination’ appeared first on Slay News.
Jesus, Trump, Charlie Kirk reportedly named role models by elementary students — but school staffer allegedly squashes picks
Elementary school students in Kansas reportedly chose the likes of Jesus, President Donald Trump, and Charlie Kirk as role models during an assignment — but a guidance counselor reportedly squashed those picks, KWCH-TV reported.The incident at Marshall Elementary School in Eureka took place in late October, the station said, citing a civil rights complaint the American Center for Law & Justice filed Tuesday.'This action undermines trust between …
Public School Bans Charlie Kirk, Trump, and Jesus
(Eureka, Kansas) – A lawsuit has been filed after sixth-grade students at a Kansas public school were allegedly blocked from naming certain figures as role models during a classroom assignment, and then instructed not to tell their parents about what happened. The assignment, titled “Find Your Voice,” asked students to identify people they look up to and share them with the class. According to the complaint, a guidance counselor refused to allow…
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