Olathe School Boosted Security Amid Social Media Charlie Kirk T-Shirt Outrage

This report offers a glimpse at the real life implications of online advocacy . . .

Again, the reality is that courts have mostly given education officials a great deal of discretion over student political speech by way of tees. 

Moreover . . .

Let's be real . . . Beyond legit concern about conservative perspectives stifled . .  . The main controversy that isn't really "conservative" at all is that social media meanies didn't like the way an Olathe school official looked and her hairdo is what sparked a great deal of the online hateration. 

And so . . . Because a great deal of the online chatter was personal and sometimes threatening. Here was the result . . .  

"A principal’s request over staff clothing has sparked a heated free speech debate in the Olathe School District. The controversy began after the principal at Arbor Creek Elementary asked some staff members not to wear T-shirts bearing the word “Freedom.” The shirts were similar to those worn by conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was killed in a shooting last month. Parents expressed concerns as they picked up their children from school this week."

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