Posted on 01/06/2010 9:50:54 AM PST by Lorianne
DEARBORN, Mich. -- About 15 Arab-American students at Edsel Ford High School are in trouble over a class sweatshirt they had made over the holiday break.
The class of 2011 sweatshirt has the number 11 made to look like the World Trade Center Towers. The school's mascot, a Thunderbird, is seen flying toward the number.
Under the graphic, a tagline reads, "You can't bring us down."
The students wore the hooded sweatshirts to school Monday. They were immediately sent to the principal's office.
The sweatshirts were confiscated.
“What took place here today was an inappropriate, distasteful act,” said David Mustonen, a spokesman for Dearborn Schools. “(It was) totally inappropriate, totally disrespectful, and they just were not thinking.”
The students told the principal they didn’t mean any harm by having the sweatshirts made.
Other students who heard about and saw the shirts said they were disgusted.
“I found them very offensive and I didn’t think it was funny or fun at all,” said Brittany Johnson, a senior at Edsel Ford High.
The school has not said what disciplinary action will be taken against the students.
“If I was in charge, I would have them expelled,” said Lindsey Winstrand. “But I think suspension is the least they can do.”
The students told the principal they had the sweatshirts made at the Gibraltar Trade Center for about $25 each.
...I’m sure that CAIR will intervene and nothing will happen to these kids.
They will all be invited to the White House
What a load, Dearborn was such a nice town in the 60’s! I fear for our Country when the youth show the level of contempt towards our society!
Weekends at the madrassa.
What is the message? What does "You can't bring us down" mean? Does that mean you can bring the class of 2011 down because the WTC did fall? I don't get it.
They are what they are and this shows what they are.
Back in my day, other kids would have just beat the crap out of these fools... and shredded these hoodies themselves. Adults didn’t need to get involved.
You got that right!!!
Arab punks who need a beating. The haji parents, also. I lost friends and almost my brother on 9-11. This is a case of F U to the US. It’s that simple. Where they get the money and idea? Stimulus, ACORN?
The Army doesn’t need punks.
How about ameri-corps ?
If I were the class of 2011 and my school mascot was an eagle, its pretty likely that I would come up with something similar.
We caught hell in 83 for shirts that said “Kick ass class”.
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