Md. high schoolers suspended after protest

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

FREDERICK, Md. -- Five high school students were suspended after staging a "die-in" in front of a Marine Corps recruiting booth during an on-campus job fair, one of the students said.

Bob Hayes, a junior at Gov. Thomas Johnson High School, said he and four other students fell down in front of the booth, then passed out leaflets protesting the war in Iraq and the presence of military recruiters on school grounds.

A sheriff's deputy took two students away after they refused to move during their demonstration, Hayes said. Three others went willingly and were kept in the principal's office for about three hours, he said.

"I don't think what we're doing is wrong. I think what we're doing is good," said Hayes, who added that he planned to appeal his suspension. <snip>

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Recruitment_Protest.html

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1. I'm so proud to be a Marylander right now...

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2. No first amendment rights in high school

A school official confirmed that five students were disciplined Wednesday for distributing unapproved leaflets and partially blocking access to an adjacent booth.


Must have Big Brother approve everything you hand out, don't you know? :sarcasm: