‘Employee who forced students to leave was rubbing his hands together in glee as they exited’
By Bob Unruh
A settlement has been reached that includes a $50,000 payment from the Smithsonian over the treatment delivered by the security team at the National Air and Space Museum to Christian students who were banned from wearing pro-life messages while visiting.
The American Center for Law and Justice has been involved for several months in the dispute involving students who were attending a pro-life rally in Washington and visited not just the Space Museum but also the National Archives, a division which reached an earlier settlement.
The settlement, besides the payment, will include a “private tour to be given by the director,” personal apologies, public release of an “after action” report and messages to all security officers at all Smithsonian museums regarding its policy regarding messages on clothing.
The ACLJ said the fight erupted when security officers kicked students out of the federal facilities because they were wearing pro-life hats.
The conflict happened last year on the 50th annual March for Life when students were targeted “because of their pro-life apparel while visiting several different government buildings.”