{"id":2587321,"date":"2026-04-05T11:23:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T15:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-ice-student-wins-fight-with-school-suspension-expunged-thanks-to-civil-rights-group\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T11:26:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T15:26:25","slug":"pro-ice-student-wins-fight-with-school-suspension-expunged-thanks-to-civil-rights-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-ice-student-wins-fight-with-school-suspension-expunged-thanks-to-civil-rights-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-ICE Student Wins Fight with School, Suspension Expunged Thanks to Civil Rights Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpro-ice-student-wins-fight-with-school-suspension-expunged-thanks-to-civil-rights-group%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2587321&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A San Diego-area school district reversed a suspension of a student who posted flyers in support of Immigration and customs Enforcement (ICE) after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-may-charge-some-capitol-rioters-under-rico-racketeering-law\/\" title=\"DOJ May Charge Some Capitol Rioters Under RICO Racketeering Law\">civil rights group<\/a> FIRE intervened.The student was suspended in February for distributing flyers in a common area, even though two weeks earlier the district had allowed anti-ICE posters during a mid-school walkout. FIRE argued that punishing a student for expressing a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >political opinion violates free-speech principles<\/a> and that schools shouldn\u2019t suppress viewpoints. The suspension was wiped out after the student obtained depiction from FIRE. The piece places the incident in the broader context of ICE-related student protests nationwide, some of wich have lead to arrests or violence, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jelly-rolls-authentic-praise-of-jesus-at-grammys-2\/\" title=\"Jelly Roll&#039;s &#039;authentic&#039; praise of Jesus at Grammys\">notes related coverage<\/a> and licensing Disclaimers from the Daily Caller News Foundation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A San Diego-area school district has expunged the suspension of a student who created flyers supporting federal immigration enforcement after a civil rights group got involved.<\/p>\n<p>The unidentified male was suspended in February after he had posted flyers at the school in support of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reading, &ldquo;We [heart] I.C.E. &ndash; Real Americans,&rdquo; according to a Wednesday press <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fire.org\/news\/victory-school-district-reverses-suspension-student-punished-over-pro-ice-poster\">release<\/a> from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).<\/p>\n<p>However, two weeks earlier, the school had allowed students participating in an anti-ICE mid-school day walkout to hold up posters with statements including, &ldquo;If You&rsquo;re an I.C.E. Agent Ya Mom&rsquo;s a H*e!!,&rdquo; &ldquo;F*CK ICE,&rdquo; and &ldquo;ICE is KKK spelled differently.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The school suspended the student over the flyers despite the fact they were posted in a common area where other political flyers had been posted previously. Still, the school claimed that the student engaged in &ldquo;harassment&rdquo; and &ldquo;intimidation,&rdquo; by posting the flyers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;School administrators can&rsquo;t pick and choose which opinions students are allowed to express,&rdquo; said FIRE Supervising Senior Attorney Conor Fitzpatrick, via the Wednesday press release.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Voicing an opinion which makes others upset is not &lsquo;harassment&rsquo; or &lsquo;intimidation,&rsquo; it is American democracy in action.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The school agreed to wipe out the suspension after the student secured representation from FIRE.<\/p>\n<p>Across the country, students have walked out of school to protest ICE, especially since Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers were involved in the fatal January shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p>Other walkout protests have generated controversy or have turned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1011News\/videos\/charges-filed-on-both-sides-after-a-grand-island-student-walkout-protesting-ice-\/1520678043398030\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">violent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>At Enumclaw High School in Washington state, police confirmed that two arrests were made, with one student being charged with assault, obstruction and resisting arrest, while another was charged with obstruction,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0UZToGxVZFvgGDkU7DZ6R8x2PCB62JwdE61RzLGUGxhzVFZnJhJ53RyAdRoGdT3qQl&amp;id=100086129242756\">according<\/a> to a Feb. 13 post.<\/p>\n<p>During that walkout, some students targeted and assaulted independent journalists covering the event.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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The unidentified boy was suspended in February for distributing flyers that said, \u201cWe heart ICE &#8211; Real Americans.\u201d Two weeks earlier, the district had allowed anti-ICE posters during a mid-day walkout, with messages such as \u201cIf you\u2019re an ICE agent your mom\u2019s a \u2026,\u201d \u201cF- ICE,\u201d and \u201cICE is KKK spelled differently.\u201d The district said the flyers constituted harassment and intimidation, even though they were posted in a common area where other political flyers had previously appeared. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) argued that schools can\u2019t selectively silence certain viewpoints, and the suspension was expunged after the student received FIRE\u2019s representation.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes that protests against ICE have become common nationwide, including walkouts at other schools. 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