madmaudlingoes:

marisatomay:

drst:

dragon-in-a-fez:

school districts and administrators are working hard to scare students out of protesting in the wake of the Parkland shooting.

don’t fall for their bullshit. you have the right to speak up and make yourself heard. a local superintendent doesn’t overrule the first amendment, much as they might like to.

and here’s an open invitation: I’m a teacher, recent PhD, one-time educational administrator (although not in a public school), and hopefully soon to be a college professor. if you need advice on navigating the crap your school is giving you or minimizing the impact they can have on your chances of getting into the college of your dreams, message me. I’ll help you find legal resources, write admissions essays, find ways to argue for your right to protest to your school board – whatever I can do.

please signal boost this, and if you’re someone who can help (civil rights lawyer? college admissions counsellor? experienced activist leader?), join in and let young activists know what you can do to help.

Hi there is no such thing as a “permanent record” outside of the legal system. Your school records don’t go to the FBI or the cops.

Also if you get suspended or punished for protesting, call the ACLU. There’s case law protecting the first amendment rights of students. They can help.

The Supreme Court ruled in Tinker v. Des Moines that students’ rights don’t stop at the door of a school

The Second Ammendment may be the major focus in this fight but never forget the First

You have rights

The ACLU has been circulating a graphic on Facebook, but I don’t think it’s made its way to Tumblr:

Schools cannot punish students for protesting. They can punish students who walk out for missing class, but they have to follow established procedures – so you shouldn’t get penalized in any way differently than if you’d been caught skipping class for any other reason. Any punishment in excess of that (banned from extracurriculars, failing classes, prevented from graduating, whatever bullshit you’re being threatened with) is unconstitutional, and the ACLU will help you sue.