US EditionStudents were told they could not name Charlie Kirk or Trump as role models for an assignment, complaint says
A complaint alleges political and religious viewpoint discrimination after students were barred from naming Trump or Kirk as role models in an assignment at Marshall Elementary.
- In October, Marshall Elementary sixth graders were told they could not list Charlie Kirk or President Donald J. Trump as role models, and guidance counselor Kacey Countryman refused to allow those names on the board, shouting `not a hero` about Kirk.
- The Find Your Voice assignment within the Leader in Me program required sixth grade students to name role models, but school officials barred political and religious figures and urged concerns be raised first to officials.
- The American Center for Law & Justice filed a complaint Tuesday on behalf of a parent and a student, alleging religious and political discrimination, free-speech violations, and retaliation.
- Principal Stacy Coulter emailed the Greenwood County community of 2,300 about an October activity, but parents protested, an ACLJ client withdrew children, and Rep. Ron Estes called it alarming as the Eureka school board addressed it Dec. 8.
- The case spotlights district policy questions about whether USD 389 district policies protect elementary students from staff political viewpoints and how to handle parent notification, as the complaint surfaced recently and follows last year's Gardner-Edgerton teacher suspension.
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Kansas elementary school does not allow students to name Charlie Kirk or Trump as role models: report · American Wire News
A Kansas elementary school is under fire after a guidance counselor refused to allow students to choose figures such as Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump, or even Jesus Christ as their role model. The drama erupted in October after Marshall Elementary School guidance counselor Kacey Countryman told sixth-grade students to identify their role model for an assignment called “Find Your Voice.” What happened next was alarming. “When a student nam…
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Jesus, Trump, Charlie Kirk reportedly named role models by elementary students — but school staffer allegedly squashes picks
Elementary school students in Kansas reportedly chose the likes of Jesus, President Donald Trump, and Charlie Kirk as role models during an assignment — but a guidance counselor reportedly squashed those picks, KWCH-TV reported.The incident at Marshall Elementary School in Eureka took place in late October, the station said, citing a civil rights complaint the American Center for Law & Justice filed Tuesday.'This action undermines trust between …
Public School Bans Charlie Kirk, Trump, and Jesus
(Eureka, Kansas) – A lawsuit has been filed after sixth-grade students at a Kansas public school were allegedly blocked from naming certain figures as role models during a classroom assignment, and then instructed not to tell their parents about what happened. The assignment, titled “Find Your Voice,” asked students to identify people they look up to and share them with the class. According to the complaint, a guidance counselor refused to allow…
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