VIDEO: 18-Year-Old Marine Corps Enlistee Sues Maryland School District over American Flag Controversy

VIDEO: 18-Year-Old Marine Corps Enlistee Sues Maryland School District over American Flag Controversy


A high school student in Towson, Maryland, who has enlisted with the U.S. Marine Corps, was allegedly suspended until April 8 over an issue about American flags at his school.

Eighteen-year-old Parker Jensen noticed the flags were allegedly absent from two of his classrooms, despite a state law that dictates they must be displayed there, Fox News reported on Thursday.

Now, Jensen has taken legal action and is suing the school district over what he claims was wrongful suspension from Townson High School.

In February, the young man escalated the matter to school leadership. When nothing was done he kept trying and eventually went to the Baltimore Board of Education to get some answers.

Per the lawsuit, he went to the board’s office

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