New Jersey high school demands student undergo psychological evaluation for anti-gun control project

By Tré Goins-Phillips

It may have started as an innocent school project, but when one Manville High School senior chose to make the case against gun control for the assignment, he ended up suspended and administrators are demanding he undergo a psychological evaluation.

According to student Frank Harvey, the project was assigned to him by his teacher and the topic was approved last year, but when he left his flash drive in the school’s computer lab this week, someone discovered a PowerPoint presentation for the assignment, which was for a college career readiness course, and reported him.

When administration was made aware of the presentation, they reached out to the police, who showed up at Harvey’s doorstep and questioned him the same night, NJ.com reported.

In the presentation, Harvey, who claims to have never even been in detention, listed instances in which people having access to firearms helped them defend themselves and shared anti-gun control cartoons that poked fun at the dangers of gun-free zones.

Ultimately, the seemingly well-intentioned student — who told News 12 New Jersey he has “never been a violent person” — was cleared by law enforcement officers. However, school officials suspended him and mandated he …Read the Rest

Source:: The Blaze