Turning Point USA’s Club America will be partnering with the state of South Carolina as part of another state effort to ensure a TPUSA chapter can operate on numerous high school campuses.
The announcement was made Friday at the state’s capitol, featuring Governor Henry McMaster, Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette, Superintendent Ellen Weaver, Club America students, and Chief Field Officer Andrew Sypher.
“A day like today is very symbolic for what we’re trying to accomplish,” Sypher began. “That is, to instill civics in our education, on college and high school campuses everywhere. Students deserve the right to be for freedom of expression, dialogue, and to be able to gather and assemble on their academic campuses.”
“We know that freedom of speech is sacred,” Superintendent Weaver said. “It’s so sacred that our founders placed that freedom first, because it makes every other freedom possible. And we know that free speech doesn’t sustain itself. But here in South Carolina, I’m proud to tell you that we are choosing a different path. We are strengthening civics education, so that students like Tate understand our constitution, our freedoms, and the responsibilities to stand up that come with them. We’re ensuring students learn full, fair, and honest history.”
Lieutenant Governor Pamala Evette discussed the importance of TPUSA concerning its influence on the US through civically empowering youth.
“To all the young people out there and all the young people listening,” she said.”Please remember that you can start a movement. It was one man, Charlie Kirk, who had the idea that he could help make things better, that he could change the way young people think that he could empower young people.”
Toward the end of the ceremony, McMaster signed a proclamation establishing April 10 as “Turning Point USA” day.
