Thread by @PoliticallyRYT

Ohio Student Was Suspended for Refusing to Leave Classroom During The Gun Control Walkout!
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A high school student in Hilliard, Ohio, didn’t want to choose sides in the gun debate surrounding Wednesday’s “National Walkout,” so he stayed in class instead of joining the anti-gun protest.
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Jacob Shoemaker met with the school’s principal on Tuesday, a day before the rally, for about an hour to find out what exactly the walkout was supporting. But he said the principal reportedly told him it was for the “students to express themselves.”
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#NeverGetOurGuns

This left Jacob wondering if it was a memorial for the lives lost or a show of support for gun control.

He decided, instead, to stay in class for about 20 minutes doing homework after his teacher and fellow classmates left and locked the door.
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When they returned, he was slapped with a suspension.

Jacob’s father, Scott Shoemaker, said his son was just trying to stay neutral – and did nothing wrong.

“Politics [doesn’t] belong in the school,” he said. “Students shouldn’t be pressured into taking a side.”
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Shoemaker's suspension citation was posted online and the story has since gone viral.

“Student refused to follow instructions after being warned repeatedly by several administrators,” the letter said. “Student not permitted on school property.”
#NationalWalkOutDay

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School district spokesperson Stacie Raterman said official policy prohibited school officials from leaving Shoemaker unattended in the building for “security reasons,”

They could have easily left someone with him. They accommodate only the left. This is biased!

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Shoemaker said he didn't expect for his actions to generate so much attention, he is prepared to accept the consequences of his decision.

The school, as well as the Shoemakers, have received death threats and hate messages.

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