Michigan school’s ban on ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ sweatshirt leads to lawsuit
Posted on AllSides April 25th, 2023
Two students in western Michigan are suing their school district after they were prohibited from wearing “Let’s Go Brandon” sweatshirts. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court on Tuesday alleges the Tri County Area Schools violated the First Amendment rights of the students, who are in seventh and ninth grade.A teacher and principal at Tri County Middle School – about 30 miles north of Grand Rapids – ordered the students to remove their sweatshirts emblazoned with the phrase “Let’s Go Brandon,” a coded insult that means “Fuck Joe Biden.”The students...