{"id":3082,"date":"2024-04-04T21:17:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T21:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=3082"},"modified":"2024-04-04T21:17:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T21:17:13","slug":"judge-rules-against-kids-come-and-take-it-hat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=3082","title":{"rendered":"Judge Rules Against Kid&#8217;s &#8220;Come and Take It&#8221; Hat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CS_v_McCrumb_Hat.png\" data-caption=\"\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"641\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CS_v_McCrumb_Hat-696x641.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CS_v_McCrumb_Hat-696x641.png 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CS_v_McCrumb_Hat-300x276.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CS_v_McCrumb_Hat-700x644.png 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CS_v_McCrumb_Hat-768x707.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CS_v_McCrumb_Hat-150x138.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CS_v_McCrumb_Hat-456x420.png 456w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CS_v_McCrumb_Hat-560x515.png 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/CS_v_McCrumb_Hat.png 954w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"\" title=\"CS_v_McCrumb_Hat\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.mied.361954\/gov.uscourts.mied.361954.25.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remarkable decision<\/a> that has stirred up both controversy and incredulity and is gaining traction on social media sources such as Reddit and others, United States District Judge Terrence Berg ruled against a third-grade girl who was asked by school officials at Robert Kerr Elementary School in Durand, Michigan, to remove her \u201cCome and Take It\u201d hat during a \u201chat day\u201d event. The hat, adorned with an AR-15 image and a historic slogan, was deemed inappropriate by the school, citing concerns over the implications of violence and the potential for disruption in the educational setting.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Stroub, the girl\u2019s father, filed a lawsuit arguing that his daughter\u2019s First Amendment rights were being violated. However, Judge Berg upheld the school\u2019s decision, stating that administrators have the authority to place reasonable regulations on student expression if it is \u201creasonably necessary to avoid disruptions of the teaching and learning process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The school\u2019s principal, Amy Leffel, and behavioral specialist Michael Papanek expressed their concerns, emphasizing that the hat\u2019s imagery and slogan could be perceived as threatening, especially in a gun-free elementary school zone. They also highlighted the need to maintain a kind and non-confrontational environment for students, some of whom had transferred from a district that had experienced a school shooting the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of the ruling, including the Firearms Policy Coalition, argue that the decision infringes on the student\u2019s First Amendment rights. They contend that public schools should not suppress pro-Second Amendment expressions and that the image of a legal firearm on apparel does not inherently suggest violence or incite altercations.<\/p>\n<p>The backlash on platforms such as Reddit has been fierce, with many calling the ruling and the school\u2019s stance as overreaching and misguided. Critics argue that if a student feels uncomfortable because of a picture or a slogan, the educational system is failing in its mission to educate rather than coddle.<\/p>\n<p>This case has sparked a heated debate over the balance between school safety and the right to free expression, highlighting the deep divisions in how Americans perceive the presence and representation of firearms in educational settings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/judge-rules-against-kids-come-and-take-it-hat\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6 In a remarkable decision that has stirred up both controversy and incredulity and is gaining traction on social media sources such as Reddit and others, United States District Judge Terrence Berg ruled against a third-grade girl who was asked by school officials at Robert Kerr Elementary School in Durand, Michigan, to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3082","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-reviews"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3082"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3082\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}