J.A. loves watching sports and likes to go to local sports games. In October, J.A. attended a high school football game with a group of friends. As part of the fun, he painted athletic eye black under his eyes and on his cheeks—just like his favorite athletes do. J.A. wasn’t alone; several other students put eye black in various designs on their faces. Sports fans know this is perfectly normal and common at football games.

However, for San Diego school officials, there seems to be an arbitrary line between when eye black is a demonstration of school spirit and when it’s a demonstration of aggressive racism—and only they know which is which.

According to school officials, the high school received complaints that someone wore blackface to the football game and that a group of students were yelling racist comments during the game. School officials immediately jumped to conclusions and deemed J.A. guilty of “hate violence.”

[This is truly an absurd case of Wokery Run Amok in a bureaucracy. I hope Liberty Center takes SDUSD to the cleaners over this nonsense. Click over to read more about this case, but see below for the examples that J.A. clearly was following. — Ed]

⚖️ LAWSUIT FILED: California middle schooler is suing the school officials who accused him of wearing “blackface” after he wore eye black to a football game. pic.twitter.com/OrZLk5ToXH

— Center for American Liberty (@Liberty_Ctr) January 17, 2024