Students disciplined after 'slavery' petition sue district

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

RIVERSIDE, Mo. (AP) — Four students who were disciplined after a “petition” seeking to restart slavery was posted on social media are suing their Kansas City school district for civil rights violations.

The students from Park Hill South High School said the posting in September began as part of bantering between a biracial student and a Black student, according to a federal lawsuit filed Friday.

After other students laughed at the petition, it was posted on social media, drawing national media coverage.

The biracial student was expelled and three other students who commented on the petition were suspended for 180 days. All the students are ninth graders and members of the school's football team, KCUR reported.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/students-disciplined-slavery-petition-sue-223821015.html

[greenjar_01]

1. "drawing national media coverage"

Dumb.

[Aristus]

2. I don't understand.

Were they volunteering to be the slaves? Because, if not, yeah expel the hell out of them.

[uponit7771]

3. Biracial students wanted to "restart slavery" ?! Has to be more to this

[cinematicdiversions]

4. This is along the lines of those petitions to end woman's suffrage I expect.

In other words they were being... well jerks, but trying to be funny jerks. Here are some adults that ought to know better.

[Whiskeytide]

5. The penalties seem a little harsh for being ...

… 14 and stupid. Especially given that it’s unclear that hate was a motivating factor, and given that the content of the petition has not been released.

The kids said it was a joke and not meant to be taken literally. The context seems to support that version. The board appears to have over-reacted and brought national attention to it unnecessarily.

Unless the kids had prior disciplinary problems, I think I feel the lawsuit is justified.