High School Confiscates EVERYBODY’S Yearbook Over One Senior’s Donald Trump Quote

I’m not buying their excuses for this, frankly.

According to this, students at Richmond Early College High School in North Carolina had to give up their yearbooks because one female student chose a Donald Trump quote to accompany her senior photo.

The quote in question? “Build the wall.” And that, according to school officials, was too “inappropriate.” So, they recalled the yearbooks that had already been distributed and announced that they were going to reprint EVERYBODY’S yearbook. The student will have to choose another quote –

The decision had divided opinion among residents on social media. Some agreed with the decision while others said it infringed on the girl’s first amendment rights.
The student did not face any disciplinary action and it is not known what her new quote will be.
In a statement, Richmond County Schools said there were also ‘errors’ in the yearbooks which had been put together by students.
‘Earlier this week, it was discovered by school administration that Richmond Early College yearbooks had errors and inappropriate comments.

Here is some of the reaction from the community on social media –

Some welcomed it, claiming the quote, which refers to President Trump’s plan to construct a wall along the Mexican border, is offensive to the school’s Hispanic students.

‘When one has a negative connotation to a huge majority of the school then it’s a problem,’ said one female student.
But others accused the school of trying to censor the the girl’s beliefs.
‘When did the first amendment become inappropriate? It’s pathetic that students approaching graduation are not mature enough to handle words on a page,’ one critic said.
‘It’s a cryin’ shame that a white person can’t even quote the President in their yearbook without being called racist.
‘Funny how a few years ago all you saw was “my president is black”. What is this world coming to!’ another said.

And keep in mind – this is a PUBLIC high school. Meaning that this is tantamount to a government entity infringing upon this student’s right to free speech.

Well, that’s what all those atheists freaking out about “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance say. Door swings both ways, folks.

And I have to feel bad for the yearbook staff here too. Back in high school, I was on the yearbook editorial staff. And there may be some higher-stress extra-curricular clubs and organizations for high school students, but I have no idea what they are. You have to make your deadlines and get everybody’s picture in the yearbook AND spell their names right AND make sure there is nothing the school can get sued for AND make sure that everyone who paid for a yearbook (and even some who didn’t) gets one by the end of the school year.

It’s not as easy as it sounds. The thought of having to reprint every single yearbook makes me sick to my stomach, even though I haven’t been involved in producing the high school yearbook for many years now.

And a quote from the President of the United States is “inappropriate”? Just curious – how many quotes from Beyonce or Kanye West or Kim Kardashian some other vulgar celebrity were included by other students? I have no way of knowing for sure, but I’d guess that a fair number of high school kids would quote those people.

But a quote from POTUS referring to strengthening the laws and security of our land isn’t okay?

Would it have been all right if she’d quoted Barack Obama’s sneering comment about bitter right-wingers clinging to guns and religion? Nah – that’s not offensive at all, I’m sure.

Gotta love the double standards.