Parker Jensen is a patriotic young man. He’s a senior at Towson High School in Maryland. And after graduation he hops to join the U.S. Marine Corps.
One day Parker noticed that American flags were not posted in some of the classrooms at his school. Parker rightly pointed out it’s hard to pledge allegiance when there’s no flag to pledge allegiance to.
And according to state and local law, American flags must be displayed in every classroom.
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Parker took his concerns directly to the school board, but when he showed up – school leaders called the police. They threatened to charge the teen with trespassing. That never happened, but Parker was suspended for seven days. And he could miss the high school prom.
“I was very frustrated,” Jenson told FOX 45. “I feel like what they did was unlawful. You know, we have the right to record government employees in the course of their duties. It just shines a bad light. I believe what I was doing was lawful and I had a reason to be there. And the only reason why they would suspend me is because they know that they’re on the wrong end of that.”
Long story short – Parker has filed a federal lawsuit against the school district calling for his suspension to be vacated.
“He got suspended for very little cause,” attorney Sarah Spitalnick told the television station. “He did nothing wrong besides try to bring forth his First Amendment right and really enforce a Maryland law, which is to have American flags in every single classroom.”
It sounds like Parker has an open and shut case against the school district. We will keep you updated. And by the way – thanks to Parker’s determination – Old Glory is now posted in every classroom at Towson High School.
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