A high school senior in Baltimore County has filed a lawsuit after being suspended for raising concerns about the absence of American flags in classrooms at Towson High School, citing what he believes to be a violation of state education policy and his constitutional rights.
Parker Jensen, a senior at Towson High School and an aspiring U.S. Marine, was suspended for seven days after he visited the Baltimore County Board of Education to inquire about the lack of flags in school classrooms.
According to a report by WBFF-TV, Jensen’s visit resulted in the police being called to the scene, with three officers responding to the school board headquarters.
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Video footage aired by WBFF shows Jensen at the school board building speaking with Richard Muth, the Baltimore County Public Schools Emergency Manager for School Safety.
In the recording, Muth informs Jensen that he is being suspended, effective immediately.
Jensen’s suspension stemmed from his attempt to speak with school officials about their compliance with Maryland Education Code and Baltimore County Public Schools policy, which both mandate that the United States flag be displayed in every classroom.
“I just wanted to know why the flag wasn’t in our classrooms,” Jensen told WBFF.
“Patriotism has always been a big thing of mine.”
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Jensen’s attorney, Sarah Spitalnick, is representing him in the lawsuit, arguing that her client’s constitutional rights were violated by the school district’s actions.
“He was summarily suspended without any due process whatsoever,” Spitalnick said.
The lawsuit seeks to have the suspension vacated and requests monetary damages.
The school district has not commented on the pending legal action.
According to the WBFF report, American flags were reinstalled in classrooms by April 1, after the incident with Jensen drew public attention.
However, Spitalnick says that doesn’t undo the harm caused by the disciplinary action against her client.
Jensen’s case has raised questions about how school administrators handle student concerns and whether district responses are aligned with legal requirements and constitutional protections.
Maryland’s education code explicitly states that “each classroom shall display the United States flag,” a provision that Jensen sought to see enforced.
Instead of receiving answers from school officials, his efforts reportedly led to a disciplinary response and police involvement.
The incident has sparked broader discussion surrounding the role of patriotism in public education and the policies in place for addressing student-initiated concerns.
While the lawsuit moves forward, school officials have not publicly explained why flags were initially missing from classrooms or why a student inquiry prompted a police response.
Jensen, who continues to pursue his plans to join the U.S. Marine Corps, said he was simply advocating for something he believed to be both legally required and symbolically important.
The next steps in Jensen’s lawsuit have not yet been scheduled. The Baltimore County Public Schools system has not released a formal statement on the case.
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Hope he wins his lawsuit!! These schools are out of control.
I hope he sues the pants off of the officials and wins. But I want them to be the ones that have to pay. Until fools like these get hit in their bank account crap like this is never going to stop.
Exactly, any monetary settlement should not come out of taxpayers paid funds. It should come out of their personal accounts because they choose to violate State Education Policies. Also this individual needs to be removed from his position as he has demonstrated he does not care about following State Education Policies.
Fire every single member of that board!! They were most likely the reason why the flags were originally removed. And, it sounds like none of them stuck up for the young man. Shame them!!!!
George Floyd is dead, the country needs to get over it and get rid of Democrats at every level of Government. Democrats are flawed and malfunctioning. DEI has put unqualified people in positions where they will be called out and identified as incompetent.
Seems the board is more interested in pushing a political agenda than educating students,
Exactly, that is why many school districts across this country have students that can not pass grade level reading and math.
Exactly, that is why their are students from school districts all across the country that can not read or do math at grade level these days. Education is not these administrators main goal, their political agenda is.
While were commenting on reading and writing, I thought it useful to point out that “cannot”, in this case, is a single word.
While we’re commenting on reading and writing, I thought it useful to point out that “cannot”, in this case, is a single word. “Their” should be “there”. “Exactly” should be followed by a period, as well as “goal”. “That” and “their” should be capitalized, Could be wrong.
The broader question is NOT about the place of patriotism in education, but rather the lack of patriotism and the entrenched dictatorial totaliatarianism in public school teachers and administrators. The teachers know that the flag is mandatory and if they don’t know they should not be allowed in a classroom in the first place. Every parent in this district should provide the administrators involved in this issue some personalized extra-curricular education.
I can hear the logic of the pe brained liberals now : the Pledge of Allegiance is no longer said in schools so there id no need for tha flag” Trump should bring back prayer and the pledge of allegiance to schools
Well, it IS Baltimore, and judging by WHO they elected as “Mayor”, this figures. They have gone Socialist. Sad.
Towson is in Baltimore County, which is NOT Baltimore City. There is NO MAYOR of BALTIMORE COUNTY!
The young man is about to get his college education funded in full and most likely his first hope and new car paid for as well…..good for him having the guts to speak up!
I hope they throw the book at his college!, lock them up!
President Trump, please come down on these bar stewards heavily!ª