An 18-year-old student at Liberty High School in Hillsboro, Oregon, is suing his school district after he said they violated his First Amendment rights. He was suspended from school after he refused to cover up this Trump T-shirt.
An 18-year-old student at Liberty High School in Hillsboro, Oregon, is suing his school district after he said they violated his First Amendment rights. He was suspended from school after he refused to cover up this Trump T-shirt. Screenshot from KGW video

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He was suspended for wearing a Trump shirt. Now, he’s suing his Oregon school district

BY GABBY FERREIRA
gferreira@thetribunenews.com
At first, Barnes covered the shirt, FOX 12 reported, but then he changed his mind.“I decided, you know this isn’t right,” he told the TV station. “I have my First Amendment, and it’s not right what they’re doing.”
He removed the covering, so officials sent a security guard to the classroom to remove Barnes, who was told to cover his shirt or go home for the rest of the day, according to The Associated Press.
Barnes went home and school officials treated his absence as a suspension, the Hillsboro Tribune reported.
The school later rescinded the suspension, but told Barnes he’d be disciplined if he wore the shirt again. 
“The high school, ironically named Liberty High School, had violated his free speech rights,” Barnes’ attorney, Mike McLane, told KGW. The Associated Press reports that McLane is also the leader of the Republican minority in Oregon’s House of Representatives. 
The lawsuit, which was filed Friday in Oregon District Court, alleges that asking Barnes to cover his shirt and then sending him home was unconstitutional.

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