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    How Schools Are Dealing With Students' Right To Protest

    Under federal and state law, teachers and students do not lose their First Amendment rights when they enter school property. But that hasn't stopped some schools from threatening to punish them.
    by Ariana Figueroa Sep 29, 2017 2 minutes
    Football players on the Watkins Mill High Wolverines take a knee during the playing of the National Anthem before a game against the Damascus Hornets at Damascus High School in Damascus, Md.

    After more than 200 NFL players took a knee on Sunday during the national anthem to protest police brutality, public schools across the country have grappled with how to handle students who chose to protest in the same manner.

    With Saturday night football games ahead for Houston, the district was forced to confront the issue

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