Rights Groups Object To Texas Superintendent’s Threat To Punish Protesting Students

NEEDVILLE (AP) – Three civil rights advocacy groups have warned a Houston-area school district superintendent that his threat to punish students who disrupt classes to protest current gun laws may violate their constitutional free-speech rights.
In a statement issued Tuesday, the Texas ACLU, Texas Civil Rights Project and Texas Appleseed said they had sent a letter to Needville school district Superintendent Curtis Rhodes that expressed their concern over Rhodes’ threat. Texas ACLU s