An Ohio 8th-grader’s father has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against his son’s teacher, principal, and school district after the boy was asked to stop wearing a “Let’s Go Brandon” T-shirt to class — then got detention for ignoring the request, dismissing concerns as “not my problem.”
The suit was filed March 26 in Cleveland federal court by Richard Conrad on behalf of his son, who is identified in legal filings by his full name and as “C.C.” It acknowledges that the teacher’s and principal’s actions were “consistent with” the local school district’s Student Code of Conduct. However, it also argues the code “provides no clarity” regarding a pupil’s freedom of speech, and grants “broad discretion” on the issue to faculty members “without recourse or accountability.” (The Independent is withholding C.C.’s full name because he is a minor.)
