When senior Samantha Cooper and her Wiregrass Ranch High schoolmates wanted to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in February, she tried to make sure she followed the rules.
“I knew I was able to do it because we have a First Amendment,” said Cooper, 18. “It took a while to find out what my rights were.”
The Pasco County school district’s code of conduct long has included guidelines on what students are allowed to do for “peaceful assembly.” As state officials crack down on walkouts and rallies during the school day, the Pasco school board is planning to remove the section…