A high school student from Towson, Maryland who joined the US Marines was reportedly suspended until April 8th on issues relating to the American flag at his school.
Parker Jensen, 18, noticed that the flag was said to be missing from two classrooms. It has been reported Thursday.
Now Jensen is taking legal action and suing the district over what he alleges is an illegal suspension from Townson High School.
In February, the young man escalated the issue to school leadership. When nothing was done, he continued trying and eventually went to the Baltimore School Board to get some answers.
Following the lawsuit, he went to the board’s office to file formal complaints, signed as a visitor, and recorded what happened. However, the supervisor reportedly told him to stop recording and leave the building exit, despite the apparently undestructiveness. He refused to leave the building, and several officers were called to the scene, the lawsuit said, adding that officers allegedly claimed Jensen needed to be a qualified journalist to film at the location.
School Safety Emergency Manager Richard Mouse, according to Local 12 I said Jensen he was suspended from school on the scene.
Other cases, including students from around the country and American flags, have been happening over the past few years. In 2023, a Virginia teenager rejected an order from a school leader to remove the American flag from his truck, according to Breitbart News.
Another Indiana high school student said school officials had told him to remove the American flag that was in his truck, the outlet reported in March 2024.
Additionally, protests exploded in Oklahoma when students were told they could not fly the American flag on campus.
According to a Fox article, Jensen claimed that his school promoted the cause of the left, and faced a pushback to express military, border security and support for President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, who lead Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Meanwhile, the Baltimore County Public Schools System argued that Jensen’s campus was already working to put flags in classrooms.
In a statement to Fox, Jensen said, “I believe my tenacity in standing up for patriotism may have opened the eyes of others to the importance of patriotism in our school system.”
“At the end of the day, I think it was beneficial not only for me but for the school community as a whole, and it reminds me that it is a civic responsibility and that the government is responsible.
