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Lawton, Oklahoma: A Confrontation leads to arrest of students; girls claim incident started with National Anthem

20 September 2021



An Oklahoma mom claims her two daughters were arrested and suspended from Lawton High School. Samantha Woods told KFOR a confrontation with a teacher came after the girls refused to stand for the National Anthem. Woods claimed she was told the girls’ behavior was the reason for their arrest and 30-day suspension. “The teacher got right in her face and told her, ‘No, you need to stand up,'” said Woods. “So then when my kids get agitated, and they get loud with her, that’s when she went and got the principal and police.” Woods told KFOR her daughters were handcuffed ...



 

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ACLU steps in on alleged LPS incident

20 September 2021



The Oklahoma American Civil Liberties Union is stepping in after two Lawton High School students were allegedly suspended, and arrested, for refusing to stand for the national anthem. The incident happened at a Lawton High pep rally earlier this month, and became viral on social media shortly after. In a post to social media, the student’s mother said a teacher approached the students and asked them to stand for the anthem, to which they said, “no, we don’t believe in that.” That’s when the teacher is accused of escalating the situation, which ended with the two students being arrested for ...



 
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