Two middle school students sued a Michigan school district after they were ordered to shed sweatshirts emblazoned with “Let’s Go Brandon.” The pupils are accusing the district of viewpoint discrimination for banning the anti-Biden slogan while allowing other political and social messaging.
filed Tuesday in federal court said the students at Tri County Middle School in Howard City were ordered to remove their sweatshirts in February 2022 for allegedly violating the dress code.
An assistant principal told one of the students that “Let’s Go Brandon” was the equivalent of the “f-word.” The school’s policy bans clothing that is “obscene” or “disruptive,” but the lawsuit argued that the catchphrase is a “nonprofane, nonvulgar political slogan used to express disapproval of President Joe Biden.”
Four months later, students were permitted to wear pro-LGBTQ flags as capes on Field Day, during which dress rules are relaxed, while a student who wore a Trump flag was told to remove it. None of the flags caused disruptions, the lawsuit said. “Let’s Go Brandon” became a catchphrase on the right after a crowd at an October 2021 NASCAR race began chanting “F—- Joe Biden.” An NBC sports reporter said on the air that the fans were chanting “Let’s go, Brandon,” referring to winning driver Brandon Brown.
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