“I am continuing to be punished for standing up for my identity and against widespread hatred,' Jack Petocz wrote.
says school administrators are now stopping him from running for senior class president.
“I am continuing to be punished for standing up for my identity and against widespread hatred," Petocz wrote. “We shouldn't be subject to abuse both in Tallahassee and at-home."In an email, school district spokesman Jason Wheeler said Flagler Schools was not permitted to speak about individual students' disciplinary records. Requirements for individual on-campus clubs or organizations are set by the schools or clubs themselves, he said.
Petocz is being honored next week with an award at the 2022 PEN America Literary Gala for organizing students to protest the Florida legislation and fighting book bans. PEN America is a New York-based nonprofit that advocates for free speech and is made up of novelists, journalists and other writers.