Texas Backs School That Expelled Girl Over Pledge of Allegiance

Style Magazine Newswire | 9/28/2018, 11:55 a.m.
The state of Texas is backing a school that expelled a black student after she refused to stand for the …
India Landry

Source: BBC.com

The state of Texas is backing a school that expelled a black student after she refused to stand for the flag during the US Pledge of Allegiance. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton intervened on Tuesday to defend the Houston-area school district in its lawsuit with the student, India Landry. Ms. Landry, 18, filed a lawsuit after she was expelled last year from Windfern High School. The case comes amid political tensions over respect for the American flag. The girl's lawsuit against Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District says her right to free speech and due process were violated when she was expelled on 2 October 2017. Her lawyer said it is rare for the attorney general to intervene in a civil rights case.

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