13-Year-Old Denied Speaking During California School Election Over ‘Patriotic’ Content

A Catholic school principal from Huntington Beach, California, is facing scrutiny after parents alleged she denied their son the opportunity to speak during a school election due to the “patriotic” content of his speech. Thirteen-year-old Jimmy Heyward, a student at Saint Bonaventure Catholic School, was scheduled to give his speech May 16 at a school rally as he ran for the student government position of “Commissioner of School Spirit and Patriotism.” However, he instead sat on the stage for an hour—wearing a red hat that said, “Make SBS [Saint Bonaventure School] Great Again,” alluding to former President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan—watching his fellow classmates make their speeches without being able to deliver his own, his father, Eda Heyward, told The Epoch Times....