The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum is under fire for evicting students wearing pro-life beanies inside. WWYFF-TV in Greenville, South Carolina, reported yesterday that parents of the students are considering legal action against the museum.
The students wanted to attend the museum after the March for Life rally on January 20. The security guards ordered them to remove the beanies and removed the children after they refused.
Posted by a student’s parent Twitter They were able to recognize each other at the National Air and Space Museum because her daughter and others were wearing beanies. Unfortunately, this explanation is not good enough for a security officer.
Religious or political discrimination on the part of security personnel may be an offence. The mother noted that a woman wearing a pride mask was allowed to stay in the museum while the children were booted from the premises.
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ok A woman had a proud mask and was not asked to leave.
— Move to South Carolina (@KihneSheila) January 20, 2023
Gateway Pundit reported on a similar case of discrimination last month when a man was kicked out of a Mall of America in Minnesota for wearing a “Jesus Saves” shirt.
Here’s the full story from WYFF-TV:
Parents can take legal action after they say their students were kicked out of a Washington DC museum.
Attorneys for the American Center of Law and Justice say 12 Our Lady of the Rosary School students and chaperones have been kicked out of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.
The students said they had just attended a March for Life rally on January 20 when security guards stopped them, called the museum a “neutral zone” and told them they had to remove their hats or leave.
“They should be allowed to wear the hats they wear and express themselves,” said parent Nora Luz Kriegel. “And I thought it was very wrong for this person to harass them.”
Kriegel has two young children at Our Lady of the Rosary in Greenville County. Although she did not attend the rally, she is one of several people writing to the museum and pleading for change.
“Children deserve to be treated with respect and these children stand for human life. For the most innocent human life,” he said. “I don’t understand how anyone can look at something that says ‘pro-life’ and say it’s offensive to them in any way shape or form.”
A spokesperson for the National Air and Space Museum responded in an email:
“It is not in accordance with our policy or protocols to ask visitors to remove hats and clothing. We have provided immediate training to prevent a recurrence of this type of incident and have taken steps to ensure it does not happen again.