School That Suspended Students For Range Picture Amend Policy

By Tom Knighton

When word circulated that two students were suspended for a photograph that showed them at a gun range, it sparked outrage and for good reason. These kids were doing nothing wrong, but they were punished just the same. Further, it was at a time when gun owners are being stigmatized by leftists in an effort to drive us out of political conversations on the Second Amendment.

Now, in a big win on a small scale for gun rights, the school in question has amended the policy they reportedly used to justify the suspension.

The same week that students across New Jersey walked out of their classrooms for stronger gun control measures, Lacey residents expressed fury over allegations that local students were suspended for sharing photos of a firearms training.

The Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs said in a letter to Lacey Township School District’s superintendent that school officials took “unlawfully imposed disciplinary action against several students” and violated their First and Second Amendment rights.

The association said the students had shared pictures on social media of “lawful participation in firearms practice and training.”

Superintendent Craig Wigley called the claims “incorrect.”

“It is important to note … that …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms