7-year-old California girl at the center of 1st Amendment battle over 'racist' drawings

a 7-year-old girl was punished for giving a friend a drawing that her school principal allegedly deemed "racist," that question is now before the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. It's being litigated by the libertarian-leaning Pacific Legal Foundation and has already attracted interest from conservative free speech advocates.
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In 2021, a 7-year-old girl named B.B. at Viejo Elementary School in Orange County, California, drew a picture for a friend after a lesson on Martin Luther King Jr. and “Black Lives Matter.”

The drawing included the phrases “Black lives mater” and “Any life” with four ovals representing friends.

The friend’s mother complained to the school, leading the principal to deem the drawing “racist” and punish B.B. by making her apologize.

The case is now before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, with the Pacific Legal Foundation arguing it violates B.B.'s free speech rights12.

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