Texas school president promises justice for students after their Trump-themed parking spots get a surprise makeover

The president of a Texas schoolhouse promised justness aft 2 students who painted pro-Trump parking spots were asked to repaint them sparking controversy.

The graduating people astatine Keller High School, a nationalist precocious schoolhouse located successful nan metropolis of Keller has a tradition, referred to a 'rite of passage,' erstwhile seniors get to acquisition their ain parking spot for nan schoolhouse twelvemonth for $200 and personalize them.

One elder astatine nan schoolhouse painted an eye-catching mural of Trump wearing sunglasses and a bandana successful nan colors of nan American emblem - red, achromatic and blue. 

The different displayed nan numbers 45 and 47 - referencing Trump's 45th presidency and imaginable 47th presidency, WFAA-TV reported. 

But successful a shocking move, news outlet reported connected Tuesday that nan bold-colored murals were gone - repainted pinch a dreary shadiness of gray. 

The schoolhouse territory alleged that nan Trump-themed parking spots 'had nan imaginable to origin unnecessary distractions to nan learning environment.' 

Dr. Charles Randklev, Keller Independent School District Board of Trustee and President, deed backmost pinch a station on Facebook on Wednesday that 'action' will beryllium taken. 

Students are fixed guidelines of nan painted parking spaces that they tin create that is featured connected nan Keller High School website. 

As stated, 'use only due words, symbols, and images,' nan guidelines archive reads. 'Spaces pinch inappropriate contented will beryllium painted over, confiscated, and re-sold,' arsenic per nan news report.

'KHS has nan correct to overgarment over, confiscate, and re-sell spaces that see contented wished to beryllium inappropriate by nan administration, including but not constricted to controversial, offensive, aliases obscene material,' nan connection further cited. 

Though governmental messaging was not mentioned successful nan first guidelines, nan territory clarified to WFAA that governmental messaging was not allowed. They besides stated that each script is covered by nan guidelines.

'We tin corroborate that location were a fewer spots that had to beryllium repainted because they included contented that had nan imaginable to origin unnecessary distractions to nan learning environment,' nan schoolhouse said.

'Every year, a fewer students will effort to see a governmental message, arguable statement, aliases inappropriate words aliases images successful their parking spot painting. When that occurs, field administrators let them to repaint their space.' 

On Wednesday, nan school's line page was nary longer disposable and said 'error' 'not found.'

The students person been engaged coating their murals earlier nan first time of classes statesman August 8.

One of nan parents, who asked not to beryllium identified, but whose parking spot was 1 of nan spaces painted over, told WFAA that nan mural created was 'not obscene aliases inappropriate.'

Randklev's connection was posted successful its entirety a time aft nan fiasco connected Facebook.

'You whitethorn person heard astir a parking batch contention astatine Keller High School wherever students were required to overgarment complete nan parking spots successful nan attached photo.

'Let maine beryllium clear. There is thing violative aliases arguable astir respectfully coating aliases honoring a existent aliases erstwhile President for nan United States of America. 

'We will return action and make it clear that nan students tin grant President Trump arsenic nan 45th, and soon-to-be 47th President of nan United States, arsenic they wish,' he wrote.

His station garnered operation reviews.

Keller City Councilman Greg Will thanked Randklev for nan post.

He wrote, successful part: 'I spot that nether your activity nan schoolhouse committee will return due action to guarantee those responsible for violating these students’ first amendment authorities will beryllium appropriately held accountable.'

One genitor asked: 'Didn't you tally connected nan level to support authorities retired of schools?

Another said:  'I judge that Keller High School management was trying to supply a safe situation for each students. That’s their job.

'For nan Board President to openly ridicule their determination is disappointing and disrespectful.'