Omaha students sue after suspensions for wearing “R.I.P.” T-shirts to honor murdered fellow student
Students suspended for wearing a T-shirt reading “R.I.P.” to honor a fellow student killed for refusing to join a gang are suing their high school in federal court for violating their First Amendment rights. The school says they suspended the students for using gang slang, “R.I.P.”, on their T-shirts. -DB Courthouse News Service October 13, 2009 By Kelly Vangilder OMAHA, Neb. (CN) – Students say their high school unconstitutionally suspended them for wearing T-shirts with the message