The Student Who Got Sent Home For Wearing “Controversial” Shirt Wins $25,000 Settlement

Addison Barnes likes a good fight. So he showed up to school wearing a shirt bound to get people riled up. The senior at Liberty High School decided to wear a T-shirt to school that featured the words “Donald J. Trump Border Wall Construction Co.,” which was a nod to the border wall former President Trump attempted to build during his single term in office.

However, Barnes’s school reacted negatively to the shirt and asked the boy to cover up or go home and change – he refused and was asked to sit out of school for the day. Barnes has since lawyered up with the help of his parents and hired a team of attorneys who helped him fight the school’s decision by filing a lawsuit against the school in question. Read the full article here ▶