A middle schooler and his sisters has been kicked out after he was found to violate “Christian values” by saying that his fellow Californian pre-teens were disrespecting their country by “eating nachos during the national anthem.”
On Tuesday Jimmy Heyward’s mum, Hattie Ruggles, claimed her “patriotic” son was “humiliated” by the principal saying he had been kicked out of his catholic school. The mum said her son and his two sisters would not be returning to Saint Bonaventure Catholic School in Huntington Beach, over a violation of the school’s code of conduct.
Hattie posted to describing her son and daughter’s dismissal from the school, along with a photo of the termination letter: “Finally heard from St. Bonaventure. This morning we received an email terminating Jimmy, Alice, and Livia from the school and will not allow them to return next year.”
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The boy was barred from giving his school election speech (Facebook)
His two sisters will also not be returning (Saint Bonaventure School)All speeches had to be given advanced approval by school officials, and Jimmy’s was not approved, with his mother admitting his words were a “little combative for a school speech.” The school said the decision to terminate the three students was due to a result of “serious violations of the Christian Code of Conduct and the Parent Electronic Communication Policy,” according to the letter signed by Rev. Vincent Pham, the parish’s pastor.
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The speech came about when Jimmy ran for “Commissioner of School Spirit and Patriotism” as part of the school’s elections, where he prepped a speech that detailed his concern for his classmates supposed lack of respect for the country. Jimmy’s speech read: “My love for America is my motivation for running for Commissioner of Patriotism and School Spirit. It is my honour to live in this country. Sadly, some people take their citizenship for granted, whether it is disrespecting the people who protect us or eating nachos during the national anthem at sporting events.
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“Many people recite the Pledge of Allegiance without understanding the meaning. If someone doesn’t truly know what they are pledging to the United States of America, they might as well be reciting the lyrics to ‘Shake it Off’ by Taylor Swift." Jimmy said he would take on the “crucial task” of making SBS more patriotic and promised to make things “great again" if elected.
He said: “I will make the school spirit great again! I will make patriotism within SBS great again! And most importantly I will MAKE SBS GREAT AGAIN! Thank you and God Bless Saint Bonaventure Catholic School!"
A campaign sign created for Jimmy read “HEYWARD – COMMISSIONER OF PATRIOTISM AND SCHOOL SPIRIT – MAKE SBS GREAT AGAIN”
The middle schooler who was “humiliated” by his principal (Facebook)
Jimmy supposedly violated Saint Bonaventure Catholic School in Huntington Beach's code of conduct (Facebook)The family spent the night before the speech revising and rewriting some of the wording and “by the end of editing it ended up sounding really good and something we were all proud of,” Hattie said. The school principal, Mary Flock barred Jimmy from giving his speech unless he removed all references to patriotism, in what Hattie said was an act of suppressing Jimmy’s freedom of speech.
In Tuesday’s letter, the school allegedly accused the family of speaking to administrators in a way “that is not in line with our expectations of respectful and courteous communication,” “posting disparaging remarks about the administration” that led to a “smear campaign,” and inviting outside groups to an unsanctioned event on parish grounds.
The family was also allegedly accused of creating a petition demanding the removal of the school principal which received over 6,700 signatures. The letter read: “These actions have negatively impacted the school community and go against the principles we strive to uphold. Please understand that this decision is made in the best interest of maintaining the standards and values that are central to our school’s mission.”
Hattie’s petition seemed to have some impact as the principal left her position at the school last month according to a mass email sent by the school and shared by Hattie’s on Change.org petition dated May 23. The email read: “It is with sadness that I inform you that Principal Mary Flock will not be returning to St. Bonaventure next school year.
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