Parents sue elite private school for expelling fifth-grader over squirt-gun emoji, rap lyrics
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The parents allege that the school’s decision was 'arbitrary and capricious,' lacking evidence of any policy violation or of the boy's classmate feeling threatened.
In the emails exchanged, the fifth-graders quoted violent rap lyrics and included squirt gun emojis, raising concerns about the appropriateness of their communication.
Despite the expulsion, the parents highlighted that their son and the classmate remained friends, spending time together after the allegedly inappropriate messages.
The family's lawsuit seeks to overturn the expulsion and recover legal fees, expressing that the school acted without adequate justification in disciplining their son.
Read at Los Angeles Times
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