Satirical memes on a Tennessee high school student's Instagram directed at Tullahoma High School's principal.
No one with the school district could be immediately reached by NBC News for comment. A person who picked up the phone at Tullahoma High School on Monday said no one with the school is commenting. The post was meant to suggest “a close friendship between I.P. and Quick and to provide a humorous contrast to Quick’s overly serious demeanor towards I.P. and other students,” the lawsuit said.
“The First Amendment bars public school employees from acting as a round-the-clock board of censors over student expression. The Supreme Court has been clear: Unless a student’s off-campus expression causes a substantial disruption at school, the job of policing their speech falls to parents, not the government,” the suit said.
“After Crutchfield informed I.P. about the suspension, I.P. became visibly upset and started panicking about how the suspension would affect his future and his standing at Tullahoma High School. I.P. experienced sweating, shortness of breath, and lost feeling in both arms,” the suit said.