Attorney representing students from the Lakeville School District in Minnesota told Weekly newspaper They intend to file a lawsuit against the school district on Friday because they violated their client’s right to freedom of speech in the First Amendment.
Doug Seaton, chairman of the Upper Midwest Law Center, said his clients were discriminated against after they were prohibited from displaying the “Everything Matters” sign on school property.Black people’s fate is also fate“Posters are allowed.
UMCL is a non-profit public interest law firm whose website describes its mission as initiating pro-freedom litigation to prevent violations of the Constitution, excessive government expansion, special interest agendas, and public union corruption and abuse of power.
Specifically, the pending lawsuit names Bob and Cynthia Cajune and Kalynn Wendt and some other parents who are members of Lion 194, a grassroots organization of faith, as suing the school district on their behalf And the person in charge of Michael Baumann. children.
Lakeville Regional School
Winter is the mother of a 9-year-old student at Lakeview Elementary School. She was seen in a Viral video In June. In the clip, the girl named Novalee warned the committee not to post pictures of “Black people’s fate is also fate”, and Amanda Gomon posted them on the school wall after being told that political posters were not allowed.
According to the lawsuit, Independent School District 194, also known as Lakeville School District, created an “inclusive poster series” in April that included two posters with the political slogan “Black people’s fate is also fate.”
According to the lawsuit, the two posters also stated that “At Lakeville District School, we believe that black people’s fate is also fate, and support the social justice movement represented by the statement. This poster is in line with the school board’s policy and is also for us black students, A firm commitment from faculty and staff. Community members.”
However, when Kajun, the father of Native American veterans and multiracial children, and other ISD 194 taxpayers demanded to be displayed next to the “Black’s life is also a life” poster (for example, “Blue life is also life” or “Everyone’s life”) Other ideological views are important,” they claim that the school district refuses to allow these opposing views.
Cajune claimed that the school district administrator told him that “many staff and families in our school community have asked for inclusive posters. This is a project of inclusive work in the region this year” and “has received the full support of our education committee.”
When he and the other plaintiffs asked about other ideological views next to the “Black People’s Fate” poster, they claimed that they were told that the school district did not approve of posting “All Fate is Fate” or “Blue Fate” in classrooms or other schools. It is also a fate” poster area, and school teachers or staff are not allowed to wear shirts with these proverbs, because they are specifically designed to oppose the “fate of black people.” They said they were told that the information “effectively underestimated the struggles black students face in our school buildings and the struggles black individuals face in our society as a whole.”
Only 30 minutes from Lakeville, Minnesota George Freud Killed in May 2020.
Seaton said the lawsuit shows that other school districts across the country are incorporating critical racial theory into their curricula, whether parents agree or not.
“This lawsuit is very important because we found that many school districts in Minnesota and across the country are imposing this CRT ideology. This ideology is fundamentally a racist theory, derived from Marxism, and embraces all races. Hostile,” Sidon said Weekly newspaper“It forces people to see themselves as part of a race or ethnic group, rather than as individuals, and on this basis to confront each other… This is not allowed, it is wrong and unconstitutional.”
Although Principal Baumann admitted that the school district has not received any lawsuits so far, he also called the public allegations against Lakeville district schools “unfounded”.
“At Lakeville Regional Schools, we work hard to ensure that every student in the school community is successful. We believe that every student has the right to equal, fair, and free public education under the state constitution, without racism and harassment. “Bauman said in a statement received Weekly newspaper“We welcome all students and all perspectives. We are committed to creating an inclusive and affirmative school community so that every student can experience a strong sense of belonging and feel valued.”
The Lakeville School District is a state and nationally recognized K-12 public school district that serves approximately 11,000 students. It is one of the fastest growing school districts in the state.
This pending lawsuit is UMLC’s latest lawsuit that “represents victims of CRT bullying and retaliation” related to critical racial theories.
UMLC recently filed what it calls “parallel EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) charges,” which include state and federal lawsuits. One representative, Tara Gustilo, a Filipino-American doctor who was the chairperson of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Hennepin Health Care System in Minneapolis, claimed to have been demoted for disagreeing with the CRT ideology.
Another case involves Joe and Aaron Nogren. They are Native American fathers and mixed-race sons. They both work for the Minnesota Department of Health Services. They claimed that after opposing mandatory anti-racism training, they were discriminated against and retaliated because of race and religion.
“Our customers are bravely facing bullying, indoctrination and retaliation inspired by CRT. This is not’training’ or persuasion,” Sidon wrote in a previous statement referring to these other cases. “They were insulted, lie, threatened, demoted and fired simply because they refused to obey this ideology.”
