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Two veteran school bus drivers from a West Virginia school district have filed a civil lawsuit for suspensions related to their attendance at the January 6 Washington, DC protest. Tina Renner and Pamela McDonald were suspended by Jefferson County Schools Superintendent Bondy Shay Gibson after receiving word the drivers had “posted threatening and inflammatory posts on their Facebook pages, had been present at the Electoral protest march on Wednesday that erupted in violence, and had violated […] leave policy.” Renner and McDonald filed a federal Section 1983 civil rights lawsuit on January 11, The Journal reports, claiming a violation of First Amendment rights. According to the suit, Renner and McDonald “did not witness, nor […] participate in, the lawless actions which occurred that day closer to, and within the Capitol building.” ....
2 W. Virginia Bus Drivers Who Attended Trump Rally Sue Over Suspension January 15, 2021 Two West Virginia school bus drivers who were suspended for attending a rally for President Donald Trump in the nation’s capital have been cleared of wrongdoing following hearings, an attorney said Wednesday. Attorney John Bryan, who is representing the employees in a separate lawsuit against the Jefferson County School District, said one employee was cleared Tuesday and the other on Wednesday. No evidence was presented against them, Bryan said. Bryan said he is still proceeding with the federal lawsuit against school Superintendent Bondy Shay Gibson. Bryan is representing bus drivers Tina Renner and Pamela McDonald. The lawsuit said Renner and McDonald’s actions were protected under the First Amendment when they traveled last week to Washington to support Trump. ....
Lawsuit Opposes Suspension of West Virginia School Workers Who Attended Capitol Rally On 1/13/21 at 11:26 AM EST Two West Virginia school district employees who attended the pro-Donald Trump protest before last week s Washington, D.C. riot are suing the superintendent who launched an investigation into their actions. Jefferson County school bus drivers Pamela McDonald and Tina Renner filed the lawsuit against Superintendent of Schools Bondy Shay Gibson on Monday, claiming they were being wrongly associated with the insurrection attempt after traveling to D.C. to attend a peaceful rally. In the suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia in Martinsburg, the pair accuse Gibson of violating their First Amendment right to protest. They have been placed on paid leave while the school district investigates if the pair took part in any illegal activities. ....
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