A fifth-grader was expelled from private school over rap lyrics and emojis. Now his parents are suing

The parents of a fifth grader are suing their son’s private school for expelling him after he texted rap lyrics and a squirt gun emoji to a classmate.

The boy’s parents argue in their petition that their son was kicked out of the elite Curtis School — where the children of Victoria and David Beckham attended — for “arbitrary and capricious” reasons, according to court documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times . They are seeking to reverse the expulsion and payment of legal fees.

The petition, filed on October 17 in Los Angeles Superior Court, names both the $38,000-a-year school and Head of School Meera Ratnesar…

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