Lacey Township NJ – -(Ammoland.com)- Two students at Lacey Township High-school, NJ were suspended for posting a picture of themselves shooting guns at a private gun range with the caption “fun day at the range“. The school’s zero tolerance policy says that students cannot be in possession of weapons at any time, whether on or off campus.
Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs today demanded in a lawyer letter that the Lacey Township School District immediately rescind disciplinary actions taken against several students for posting social media photos of themselves near firearms at a target range.
The student handbook in that district provides that students are subject to suspension if they are “reported to be in possession of a weapon of any type for any reason or purpose WHETHER ON OR OFF SCHOOL GROUNDS during the academic year.”
Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs attorney Dan Schmutter penned the lawyer letter, which also demands that the school district rescind its unconstitutional policy, clear the records of the students disciplined, and apologize to the students and their families.
ANJRPC Demand Letter to Lacey NJ Schools Regarding Suspension Of Students with Range Photos.
“Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs is prepared to sue if the school district refuses to do the right thing,” said ANJRPC Executive Director Scott Bach. “Schools do not have the authority to chill the First or Second Amendment rights of their students off of school grounds, and this blatant infringement of constitutional rights will not be tolerated.”
The Lacey Township School District did not reply to our request for comments.
In case anyone ever questions who THINKS they OWN your children, this settles all doubt. The schools CANNOT dictate what students do/don’t do 24 hoirs per day everywhere on the planet. WHO elected these school uffishuls as Universal Parents? Methinks they’ve an attitude and value adjustment in their near future. If I were the parent of either of those young men, I’d make their suspension permanent. It will cost the school the money they get from the state to “be right”. It will look good on them. Of course, no child of mine will EVER find themselves boarding those yellow… Read more »
The bad part of this is that the liberal court may find a way to rule for the school system. It’s looking like communism is well and flourishing in this country.
Nothing left to do but sue, sue, sue these unconstitutional idiots. Until these aristocrats learn that politics has no place in our constitutional rights, they need to bleed green. Law will right this wrong, what a tragic sign of the times. I hope this school board/faculty learns their lesson and I sincerely hope every knucklehead administrator behind this decision is terminated.
notice also that the policy applies to any student “reported” to be in possession, etc. Not much due process there either
What’s good for the students must be good for the faculty and staff as well. No knives, bats, screwdrivers, and for gosh sakes, no guns for them. Ever.
The gun control debate definitely polarizes people into two camps. If people don’t want guns, then call a constitutional convention and rewrite the second amendment. When I was touring DC I visited the Thomas Jefferson memorial, and I thought I would see something like the constitution is like a rock or the ten commandments never changing always enduring. However was surprised to see Thomas Jefferson state that the constitution has to change as society and people change. (Which makes sense and after some thought made me admired the man even more) As a gun owner if the constitution is changed… Read more »