'Nazi student clubs' would be protected under new red state legislation

Protections for religious expression in K-12 schools could also be expanded to guard ideological and political speech through a bill that passed Thursday in the Missouri House.

State Rep. Darin Chappell, a Republican from Rogersville and the bill’s sponsor, said the legislation is intended to guard First Amendment rights.

“We don’t want anyone’s political ideas to be squelched just because someone in authority has different ideas,” Chappell said during a Tuesday debate.

He doesn’t...