ACLU sues Jackson-Reed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Arab Student Union and ACLU are filling a suit against Jackson-Reed HS blaming the school has violated students first amendment right by preventing the spread of pro-Palestine content. Any predictions on the outcome for the school?
I personally think that the school grossly handled the situation, if there ever even was one. I have already heard details from DD that were confirmed in the article bellow.
https://www.acludc.org/en/press-releases/student-club-sues-jackson-reed-high-school-unconstitutional-censorship-pro

They will not win and thank goodness school leaders and DCPS are not backing down.
Go show that documentary somewhere else not on school grounds. And you also cannot sue an individual school btw, this isn’t Virginia. They are likely blaming the school but suing DCPS.

Calling antisemitism censorship is wild.

There is nothing anti-Semitic about the film. For the millionth time, criticism of Israel is NOT antisemitic.

[Anonymous]

You cannot just shut down all criticism of Israel by claiming antisemitism.
Completely unfair and baseless tactics. And yes, US policy towards Israel can be criticised.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Arab Student Union and ACLU are filling a suit against Jackson-Reed HS blaming the school has violated students first amendment right by preventing the spread of pro-Palestine content. Any predictions on the outcome for the school?
I personally think that the school grossly handled the situation, if there ever even was one. I have already heard details from DD that were confirmed in the article bellow.
https://www.acludc.org/en/press-releases/student-club-sues-jackson-reed-high-school-unconstitutional-censorship-pro

They will not win and thank goodness school leaders and DCPS are not backing down.
Go show that documentary somewhere else not on school grounds. And you also cannot sue an individual school btw, this isn’t Virginia. They are likely blaming the school but suing DCPS.

Calling antisemitism censorship is wild.

There is nothing anti-Semitic about the film. For the millionth time, criticism of Israel is NOT antisemitic.

Not ALL criticism of Israel is antisemitic, obviously. But that doesn't mean NO criticism of Israel is antisemitic. A lot of Jews are saying in this thread that they/we think this film is.

However, speech being antisemitic or offensive doesn't mean it can be banned, so I think the District is likely to lose this lawsuit regardless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Arab Student Union and ACLU are filling a suit against Jackson-Reed HS blaming the school has violated students first amendment right by preventing the spread of pro-Palestine content. Any predictions on the outcome for the school?
I personally think that the school grossly handled the situation, if there ever even was one. I have already heard details from DD that were confirmed in the article bellow.
https://www.acludc.org/en/press-releases/student-club-sues-jackson-reed-high-school-unconstitutional-censorship-pro

They will not win and thank goodness school leaders and DCPS are not backing down.
Go show that documentary somewhere else not on school grounds. And you also cannot sue an individual school btw, this isn’t Virginia. They are likely blaming the school but suing DCPS.

Calling antisemitism censorship is wild.

There is nothing anti-Semitic about the film. For the millionth time, criticism of Israel is NOT antisemitic.

Not ALL criticism of Israel is antisemitic, obviously. But that doesn't mean NO criticism of Israel is antisemitic. A lot of Jews are saying in this thread that they/we think this film is.

However, speech being antisemitic or offensive doesn't mean it can be banned, so I think the District is likely to lose this lawsuit regardless.

We’ll see. The principal has the legal right to ban the film in order to prevent polarization and disruption at the school. Jewish students have a right to learn and feel safe at school, and for the majority of them, this film would do the opposite. President Biden said as much in his speech today. The whole premise of the film is one big regurgitation of centuries old antisemitic tropes.

[Anonymous]

The ACLU settled with dc today and the ASU will NOT be screening the movie the occupation of the American mind at Jackson Reed. Instead they will screen a different movie that is not considered by many to be antisemitic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The ACLU settled with dc today and the ASU will NOT be screening the movie the occupation of the American mind at Jackson Reed. Instead they will screen a different movie that is not considered by many to be antisemitic.

What a sensible result.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ACLU settled with dc today and the ASU will NOT be screening the movie the occupation of the American mind at Jackson Reed. Instead they will screen a different movie that is not considered by many to be antisemitic.

What a sensible result.

As cowardly as the House rushing to pass the Antisemitism Awareness Act.

[Anonymous]

And here is the actual ACLU link:
https://www.acludc.org/en/press-releases/interim-agreement-reached-arab-student-union-pro-palestinian-speech-censorship-case

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And here is the actual ACLU link:
https://www.acludc.org/en/press-releases/interim-agreement-reached-arab-student-union-pro-palestinian-speech-censorship-case

Sounds like a loss for the ACLU to me. The principal’s decision not to show “the occupation of the American mind” stands.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And here is the actual ACLU link:
https://www.acludc.org/en/press-releases/interim-agreement-reached-arab-student-union-pro-palestinian-speech-censorship-case

Sounds like a loss for the ACLU to me. The principal’s decision not to show “the occupation of the American mind” stands.

If you read the agreement, it seems like they reached a compromise which frankly is a good lesson for everyone

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And here is the actual ACLU link:
https://www.acludc.org/en/press-releases/interim-agreement-reached-arab-student-union-pro-palestinian-speech-censorship-case

Sounds like a loss for the ACLU to me. The principal’s decision not to show “the occupation of the American mind” stands.

The ACLU in the link says the parties have reached an interim agreement (the showing of one of the three movies allegedly proposed by the students in December after the school rejected the occupation of the American mind), and that the lawsuit will continue. At least based on the press release it does not look like it was settled.

I dont have details on this issue but if it true that the students wanted to show the occupation of the american mind snd that in december, after the principal objected to that movie on the ground that it was antisemite, the students proposed three other movies but the principal never approved those either, it is hard to justify that the principal acted rightfully. One movie was antisemite but what about the other three? It seems that the students were right, movies were censored because they offered a perspective that was not in line israeli perspective, not because they were antisemite.

[Anonymous]

The Supreme Court in Hazlewood v. Kuhlmeier identifies that "free speech" in public schools looks and is treated differently than "free speech" by adults in the community. The Jackson-Reed principal did not "trample on students' freedom of speech" as the ACLU press release claims.

From the Supreme Court decision in 1988:

First Amendment rights of students in the public schools are not automatically coextensive with the rights of adults in other settings, and must be applied in light of the special characteristics of the school environment. A school need not tolerate student speech that is inconsistent with its basic educational mission, even though the government could not censor similar speech outside the school.

[jsteele]

At this point this thread is being used more to spread misinformation than it is being used to disseminate facts. So, I am going to lock it.