Laguna Beach superintendent: cannot discuss specifics of campus dispute; stresses free‑speech rules and teacher guidance

Dr. Jason Glass, superintendent of Laguna Beach Unified School District, told listeners of the Fair Game Laguna program that he could not discuss the specifics of a recent on‑campus incident involving student conduct because of student privacy protections, but described how the district approaches disputes that raise free‑speech concerns.

The matter was first raised on the program by the host, who described a reported campus incident in which one student removed another student's political hat and placed it in a trash can; the host said the incident led to suspensions. Glass said he could “neither confirm nor deny” those facts on air and declined to discuss individual students or disciplinary details.

Glass said schools must balance protecting students’ free expression with…