ACLU sues DC high school on behalf of students over pro-Palestinian programming

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ACLU sues DC high school on behalf of students over pro-Palestinian programming

A legal battle is brewing at a D.C. high school, and advocates for a student group say they’re taking the fight to federal court. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of D.C. said Wednesday that it’s suing administrators at Jackson-Reed High School on behalf of the Arab student union, accusing them of violating the group’s first amendment rights by blocking their requests to bring pro-Palestinian programming to campus. “What they’re trying …