A student club is suing its school, saying its pro-Palestinian views were censored
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The lawsuit argues that Jackson-Reed High School students' rights were violated 'because the school does not want their viewpointwhich concerns the ongoing war in Gaza and its effects on the Palestinian peopleto be heard.'
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The lawsuit alleges that the club was prevented from holding its Palestinian Culture Night as desired, barred from distributing a one-page 'zine' with symbols, and not allowed to offer face paint 'tattoos' or distribute pro-Palestine stickers.
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The case is reminiscent of Tinker v. Des Moines in 1968, where the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed high school students' right to express views about the war, according to ACLU-D.C. Senior Counsel Art Spitzer.
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