Two students have been disciplined after pictures of them at the gun range came out.
Lacey Township, NJ - An attorney from a New Jersey gun organization association announced that a lawsuit may be pending after a school disciplined two students for going to a gun range outside of school hours.
Patch.com reported that attorney Daniel Schmutter, with the Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs, sent a letter to Lacey Township School District officials after two students posted pictures on Snapchat showing them at a gun range.
There was no threatening context to the pictures or anything that would otherwise cause alarm.
In the letter, Schmutter stated that suspending the two students for posting photos off school grounds and unrelated to school activities was a "very serious violation" of the their rights.
Schmutter said the students were both "straight-A" students, according to Patch.com. He also said that the students had attempted to return to school but were not allowed to go to classes.
The claims are that there is a school district policy which prohibits firearm possession by students on or off school grounds.
"These are top-quality kids," Schumuter said. "It's astonishing what they have done to these kids."
According to Patch.com, the Lacey Township school district follows the Safe Schools Initiative, the Zero Tolerance for Guns Act and also has its own zero-tolerance policy for any students who have weapons in their possession, on or off school grounds.
Students could be subject to a long-term suspension for up to one-year, according to Schmutter.
