An Oklahoma high school student was bullied and badgered in a hallway for wearing a Make America Great Again ball cap.
The young man was accosted Monday by another student wearing a vest inside Edmond Santa Fe High School.
“Take that s*** off,” the attacker told the student.
The entire incident was captured on cell phone video and posted on social media.
“In the video, a student is seen confronting a classmate who is wearing a ‘Make America Great Again”’ hat and carrying a ‘Trump’ flag,” a school spokesperson told the Todd Starnes Radio Show. “The student then proceeds to grab the flag and knock the hat off of his classmate’s head.”
Edmond Public Schools said students were allowed to wear hats on Monday as part of a week-long series of activities to raise money for charity.
“Given that hats were allowed at school yesterday as part of the week-long fundraising events, there was no specific dress code violation,” the spokesperson told the Todd Starnes Radio Show. “The student’s choice to grab a classmate’s property and knock his hat off did, however, violate the school’s discipline policy.”
Once school administrators learned of the attack they notified the Edmond Police Department.
“The school district honors students’ First Amendment rights, but must at the same time be vigilant in teaching and supporting students as they learn how best to appropriately express their opinions,” the district spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said the attacker received a municipal summons for assault.