Members of the Young Conservative Club at Edina High School in suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota, were fed up with protests against the national anthem. So, they staged a protest of their own.
What began with students refusing to stand during the playing of “Taps” ended with members of the Young Conservative Club (YCC) and their parents filing a federal lawsuit against the school system.
In early November, during an assembly commemorating Veterans Day, as reported by USA Today, about 11 students remained seated during the playing of “Taps” and the national anthem.
In response, YCC members posted video of the protest on the social media site GroupMe. According to USA Today, several comments subsequently added to the post contained “disparaging and racist remarks” about the protesters.
In addition, someone using the handle “Edina High School Anti-Fascists” posted a threatening YouTube against the YCC to the site.
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