A Utah high school dismissed a cheerleader from its squad after she posted a video showing herself and four other girls singing along to a rap song that includes explicit lyrics — though she was not on school property, did not refer to the school and was not participating in a school activity at the time.
In a lawsuit filed Thursday, Corey Johnson argues that Mountain Crest High School in northern Utah’s Hyrum violated the First Amendment in punishing his daughter, identified by the initials S.J., for “speaking freely” while off campus. And he demands she be reinstated as a cheerleader.