Wisconsin School District Won’t Punish Students in Viral Nazi Salute Photo

Remember that shocking photo that showed a group of Wisconsin teens doing what looked quite unambiguously like a Nazi salute? The school district has now said the students from the Baraboo High School class of 2019 won’t be facing any repercussions for their actions that took place before the junior prom. In a letter to parents, the superintendent of the Baraboo School District, Lori Mueller, said that officials couldn’t “punish the students for their actions” because of their First Amendment rights. “As previously stated, we cannot know the intentions in the hearts of those who were involved,” Ms. Mueller wrote in the letter, which was obtained by The Baraboo News Republic.

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