Colorado Teen Suspended From School Over Gun Snapchat Pic

By Tom Knighton

For years, there’s been this push by schools not just to manage behavior on school property, but also away from school. This is especially true in the era of school shooting hysteria. Schools have repeatedly overreacted to photos of students with firearms by punishing them for breaking some rule that no one can remotely point to.

Yet, time and time again, the schools have lost these fights.

Now, a 17-year-old girl in Colorado is the latest example.

Snapchat posts typically last for just a day and then disappear forever, but 17-year-old Alexandria Keyes is still being haunted by her post from two weeks ago.

The photo shows Alexandria and her brother, a U.S. Army veteran, holding guns and flipping off the camera, with a Confederate flag in the background.

A caption on the photo reads: “Me and my legal guardian are going to the gun range to practice gun safety and responsible gun ownership while getting better so we can protect ourselves while also using the first amendment to practice our second amendment.”

Keyes knew the post would be controversial, but she says she never thought it would get her suspended from school.

The Endeavor Academy suspended Keyes for five days, telling FOX31 their …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms