A high school student in Chicago has been charged with disorderly conduct - that’s right charged with a crime by the government - due to the content of an essay he wrote for a creative writing class.  The honors student with a clean record has also been discharged from his contract to be a Marine.  A second charge of disorderly conduct was also filed against him for “alarming” his first year teacher.

[Allen] Lee said Thursday he was “completely shocked” to be arrested Tuesday for his essay, especially because written instructions told kids not to “censor” what they wrote.

“In creative writing, you’re told to exaggerate,” said Lee. “It was supposed to be just junk. . . .

“There definitely is violent content, but they’re taking it out of context and making it something it isn’t.”

“I have no intention of harming anyone,” said Lee, who has been transferred to an alternative school setting.  “I miss school.”

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