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Updated · Fox News · Jun 9
Las Vegas Family Sues School District Over Teen's ICE Sticker Expulsion, Seeking More Than $15,000
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 9

Las Vegas Family Sues School District Over Teen's ICE Sticker Expulsion, Seeking More Than $15,000

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 9

Summary

  • A federal lawsuit filed May 14 says Clark County School District expelled a Las Vegas student after he posted pro-ICE stickers a day after anti-ICE walkouts, violating his First Amendment rights and retaliating against protected speech.
  • School officials allegedly labeled the stickers a racially motivated incident, compared them to a burning cross, and cited Chromebook searches on Martin Luther King Jr., James Earl Ray and ICE images as evidence of racism.
  • The family says hundreds of students joined anti-ICE walkouts on Jan. 21 without comparable punishment, framing the case as viewpoint discrimination rather than a neutral discipline decision.
  • N.C. was suspended, then recommended for limited expulsion through multiple administrative reviews before his family withdrew him from the district, saying the appeals process was stacked against him.
  • The suit seeks more than $15,000, removal of the expulsion from his record and reinstatement in good standing; the district said it does not comment on pending litigation but honors students' First Amendment rights.

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