North Carolina Teen Sues School for Erasing Her Charlie Kirk Tribute And Calling it 'Vandalism'

Teen sues school after Charlie Kirk tribute is labelled vandalism

A North Carolina high school student painted her school's 'spirit rock' with a religious and patriotic tribute to the murdered conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Later, she was accused of vandalising by the same school and was told that law enforcement was investigating her.

Shared first with Fox News, the junior student at Ardrey Kell High School's complained that the school allowed her to do her paint tribute as long as the message did not contain any vulgarity or political speech.

The complaint mentions that she and her two friends went ahead to paint a heart and an American flag with the words 'Freedom 1776', and a tribute to Charlie Kirk that says: Live Like Kirk -- John 11:25. The students also wrote their first names on the rock.

However, school officials covered the rock within hours after the students had painted it. On Sept. 14, the principal informed the whole school that the spirit rock had been painted with an unauthorised message. The letter referred to the incident as vandalism and a breach of the student code of conduct and said that law enforcement had been contacted and that an investigation was underway. Stout that day also sent a message to the school officials confirming that she had painted the rock and that the front office had given her permission.

The following school day, she was taken out of her class and sent to the principal's office where she was interrogated and ordered to write a statement about what she had done. She was also told to revise it after she forgot to include the Bible verse in her emotional state. It is said that she was asked to hand over her cell phone for a search without being informed of her rights or having legal counsel present.

The complaint indicates that since the event, she has been experiencing health issues due to the stress and feeling of being alienated. The complaint further states that for about six weeks, a group of students and ot