The ACLU is now stepping in on behalf of freedom of speech after the Wimberley ISD threatened legal action against parents who posted a Texan logo with a pride flag in the background.
A six-page letter from the ACLU details how WISD’s actions violated parents' first amendment rights, through a “chilling effect.” In the letter, the ACLU requested that the district retract their email threatening legal action and drop all further actions against parents by Jan. 17.
“Wimberley ISD is not only violating the First Amendment but also wasting potentially thousands of taxpayer dollars at the detriment of Wimberley students and parents,” according to the ACLU’s letter.
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