Aces, this has been a good reminder that there are lots of current HS students who combine great brains with sensible social and political behavior - we simply hear way too much news about those who are lacking in one or both. I'm pleased that the venture she does with her pals is enjoyable and that the school leaders have at least enough sense to honor their students' free speech rights. This may work better in Stanwood than in other places.
All in all, and even in the most rabid leftist cultures in the US, a public school eventually will lose every legal battle when they try to deprive such rights - but sometimes it takes heavy protest and even a long legal struggle to quash those bad leadership decisions, and most folks have neither the means or the time/patience to run that course. Consequently, this enables legal abuse by school leaders in many areas. A sad reality. The occasional victories over that are sweet, indeed.
I appreciate your parenting and what those kids are.
