Keller High School Students Painted Pro-Trump Murals and Were Forced to Repaint Them As They Were Deemed ‘Inappropriate’

Reporter Tonight a North ░░░░░░░░ school district is telling ░░░░░░░░ seniors there s no ░░░░░░░░ for the former president ░░░░░░░░ any politician It s ░░░░░░░░ at Keller High School ░░░░░░░░ Keller ISD As Matt ░░░░░░░░ reports the district is ░░░░░░░░ some students to remove ░░░░░░░░ political parking spots Clip ░░░░░░░░ UNKNOWN She painted some ░░░░░░░░ HOWERTON voice over It ░░░░░░░░ tradition at Keller ISD ░░░░░░░░ pay to reserve and ░░░░░░░░ a parking space UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ is our favorite spot ░░░░░░░░ vacation HOWERTON voice over ░░░░░░░░ Cottongate came to see ░░░░░░░░ daughter s which was ░░░░░░░░ last week But a ░░░░░░░░ spaces down controversy Two ░░░░░░░░ asked to paint over ░░░░░░░░ works of art their ░░░░░░░░ tell us one a ░░░░░░░░ of former President Donald ░░░░░░░░ another reading 45 47 ░░░░░░░░ our 45th president whoever ░░░░░░░░ this November will be ░░░░░░░░ 47th UNKNOWN It s ░░░░░░░░ offensive bad words or ░░░░░░░░ like that HOWERTON voice ░░░░░░░░ The district has guidelines ░░░░░░░░ what students can paint ░░░░░░░░ only appropriate words symbols ░░░░░░░░ images KHS has the ░░░░░░░░ to paint over and ░░░░░░░░ spaces that include content ░░░░░░░░ to be inappropriate by ░░░░░░░░ administration and that includes ░░░░░░░░ that are controversial offensive ░░░░░░░░ Nothing political is expressly ░░░░░░░░ The district telling us ░░░░░░░░ did ask for some ░░░░░░░░ to be repainted because ░░░░░░░░ had the potential to ░░░░░░░░ unnecessary distractions to the ░░░░░░░░ environment and that yes ░░░░░░░░ messaging isn t allowed ░░░░░░░░ spot with Trump s ░░░░░░░░ already painted over HOWERTON ░░░░░░░░ few years ago a ░░░░░░░░ in Louisiana actually dealt ░░░░░░░░ this exact same issue ░░░░░░░░ school parking space Trump ░░░░░░░░ in it asked to ░░░░░░░░ it They sued and ░░░░░░░░ their case of freedom ░░░░░░░░ speech to federal court ░░░░░░░░ voice over A federal ░░░░░░░░ ruling in favor of ░░░░░░░░ student We asked the ░░░░░░░░ if they knew about ░░░░░░░░ case but they didn ░░░░░░░░ speak to it UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ 2 Their first instinct ░░░░░░░░ probably We don t ░░░░░░░░ fights in the parking ░░░░░░░░ We don t want ░░░░░░░░ vandalizing this HOWERTON voice ░░░░░░░░ Laney Hawes is an ░░░░░░░░ Keller ISD parent UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ 2 Keller ISD has ░░░░░░░░ a hotbed for political ░░░░░░░░ and I think a ░░░░░░░░ of the administrators and ░░░░░░░░ just want to focus ░░░░░░░░ teaching HOWERTON voice over ░░░░░░░░ not a Trump supporter ░░░░░░░░ has stood up to ░░░░░░░░ being pushed by newly ░░░░░░░░ right leaning board members ░░░░░░░░ FEMALE I m a ░░░░░░░░ proponent of hey If ░░░░░░░░ is what you believe ░░░░░░░░ say it HOWERTON voice ░░░░░░░░ She doesn t think ░░░░░░░░ is controversial or inappropriate ░░░░░░░░ Keller I m Matt ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends]