Kansas state senator Mike Thompson (R-10 Shawnee) threatens to withhold school funding because he’s upset about a high school yearbook.
State Senator Mike Thompson (Republican) represents state senate district 10 which covers the cities of Shawnee & parts of Lenexa in Johnson County.
He’s ranting on his FB page today 8/18/26 because he’s upset about a yearbook from Derby high school. He posted pics of yearbook pages showing quotes from students about current events that don’t speak favorably about Trump or ICE, photos & and an article about an anti-ICE protest, and an article about a student’s hobby of participating in drag shows.
Mike Thompson falsely claims Kansas public schools are fully funded and then he threatens to scrutinize and revoke funding from any school that “allows such items” in their yearbooks. (Btw, in case you don’t know, the rights of student journalists are enshrined in Kansas law, and there’s also the First Amendment).
I don’t know if Facebook links are allowed here on Reddit, but if you want to read his post, his page is listed as “Kansas Senator Mike Thompson“. He’s being roasted in the comments.