From: 13WOWKTV
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When 8th grade Jared Marcum got dressed for school
on Thursday he says he had no idea that his pro-Second Amendment shirt
would initiate what he calls a fight over his First Amendment rights.
"I never thought it would go this far because
honestly I don't see a problem with this, there shouldn't be a problem
with this," Jared said.
It was the image of a gun printed on Jared's t-shirt
that sparked a dispute between a Logan Middle School teacher and Jared,
that ended with Jared suspended, arrested and facing two charges,
obstruction and disturbing the education process, on his otherwise
spotless record.
Jared's father Allen Lardieri says he's angry he had
to rush from work to pick his son up from jail over something he says
was blown way out of proportion.
"I don't' see how anybody would have an issue with a
hunting rifle and NRA put on a t-shirt, especially when policy doesn't
forbid it," Lardieri said.
The Logan County School District's dress code policy
prohibits clothing that displays profanity, violence, discriminatory
messages and more but nowhere in the document does it say anything about
gun images.
"He did not violate any school policy," Lardieri reiterates. "He did not become aggressive."
Now, Lardieri says he's ready to fight until the situation is made right.
"I will go to the ends of the earth, I will call
people, I will write letters, I will do everything in the legal realm to
make sure this does not happen again," Lardieri said.
Logan City Police did confirm that Jared had been arrested and charged today.
13 news tried contacting the Logan County School District but has not heard anything back.
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