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Originally Posted by K_Dub
That article has nothing to do with the problem at hand. The school acted inappropriately, and the district knows it. If I were to draw a parallel between this case and the Arizona law it would be the implication that a Mexican flag on a t-shirt would be cause for the police to stop and harass young men of Hispanic descent. It would be no less wrong than what the school has done, but our double standard comes into play when we assume that the boys in the story were white and therefore entitled to more rights than a dark skinned boy in Arizona.
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Did they? I know my k-12 school didn't allow the use of the American flag on clothing (except for uniforms) when I went there. Is it simply that they wouldn't have been permitted to not wear it that day or anyday? It could very well be that the rule is on the books based on "offensive" clothing and someone found it offensive that day? I remember getting sent home for wearing a Not all Penn State fans are A-holes teeshirt with Joe Pa with a big old hairy penis nose years ago. Tastfully done of course because it was found to be offensive to Penn State fans. Had I worn it the day after Penn State beat Pitt, I doubt anyone would have cared.
There is simply not enough information either here or from Rush today to pass judgement. Regardless, the American flag is anything but clothing and I believe it is still illegal to be printed onto clothing here in PA!