NC HS Student Kicked Out Of Football Game For His Patriotic Trump 45 Shirt
Parents of a Harnett Central High School student are preparing to bring legal action against the school’s principal after their child was asked to take off his Trump 45 shirt during a football game last week.
Mike Collins said his son, Matthew, had been participating in “USA America Night” Friday night, which prompted him to wear a patriotic red white and blue shirt that donned the American flag, and the torch held by the Statue of Liberty on the front. On the back, the shirt read much like a jersey with “Trump 45” printed across the student’s shoulders.
Students attending the Angier, North Carolina high school football game that night were encouraged to wear patriotic colors, which is just what Matthew did.
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Matthew’s father Mike said that his son was sitting close to the front of the student’s section and interacting with other students – just doing “what students do at a football game,” when he was approached by Harnett Central Principal Cindy Gordon. Collins said the principal told Matthew that she had received complaints from other parents in the crowd who were upset about his choice to wear a t-shirt that supported President Trump.
Gordon told Matthew that in order to remain at the football game, he would have to change shirts and that if he wanted to go home and change into a different shirt that he would be allowed to reenter the game.
Matthew left, but did not return to the football game.
“He just went home because he was so embarrassed and he felt violated,” Mr. Collins said.
“Matthew felt this was a violation of his Constitutional rights,” Mr. Collins said. “This was handled the wrong way and it should have never happened.”
Mr. Collins believed his son was targeted.
“My kid was singled out and it was unfair,” Mr. Collins said.
Collins went onto say that the family has retained Lillington attorney Tony Buzzard to represent them, who described the actions of Principal Gordon as “clearly inappropriate.”
Buzzard said following an investigation into the matter by the school board, “action will be taken against the principal and possibly others.”
Buzzard also said that he was told that a different student asked if wearing an Obama shirt to the football game would be OK, and that Principal Gordon said that she didn’t see an issue with it.
Harnett Country School Board Chairman Bill Morris said he had been made aware of the situation.
“The superintendent is conducting an investigation and he is handling it internally,” Mr. Morris said. “At this point we have no further comment.”
As of Wednesday afternoon, messages left for superintendent Dr. Aaron Fleming at both his office and his cellphone were not returned. As of publication, Principal Gordon was not available for comment, nor did she return any messages left with school staff members.
Jason Lemons, a Harnett County School Board member who represents the Harnett Central district, and who also has a child who attends the school said that he is extremely concerned over this issue.
“Any infringement on anyone’s freedom of speech should not be allowed,” Mr. Lemons said. “If a student is following the rules in the handbook, as this student apparently was, they should be allowed to live their life.”
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