Kansas Senate votes to subvert students’ First Amendment right to join public protests

Kansas Senate approves budget amendment outlining financial sanctions against public school districts that don't stop student walkouts for protests.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 780

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate voted Tuesday to clamp down on public school protests by requiring students to secure parental permission to participate and by imposing penalties on districts complicit in organizing protests or meek in disciplining student offenders.

Sen. Michael Murphy, a Republican from Sylvia, assured senators the new prohibition on students leaving a school building to take part in a protest or rally during school hours wouldn’t run afoul of fundamental constitutional rights …

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