Liam Morrison, a seventh-grader at Nichols Middle School in Middleborough, Mass., was allegedly sent home for refusing to remove a T-shirt that said. 'There are only two genders.'
hung throughout the school. Do you know why? Because others have a right to their beliefs, just as I do," he said.
"I was told that the shirt was a disruption to learning. No one got up and stormed out of class. No one burst into tears. I'm sure I would have noticed if they had. I experience disruptions to my learning every day. Kids acting out in class are a disruption, yet nothing is done.
"I have learned a lot from this experience. I learned that a lot of other students share my view. I learned that adults don't always do the right thing or make the right decisions. I know that I have a right to wear a shirt with those five words. Even at 12 years old, I have my own political opinions and I have a right to express those opinions. Even at school.
"My hope in being here tonight is to bring the School Committee's attention to this issue. I hope that you will speak up for the rest of us, so we can express ourselves without being pulled out of class. Next time, it may not only be me. There might be more soon that decide to speak out." Fox News Digital reached out to Middleborough Public Schools for comment but has yet to receive a response. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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