Posted on 11/11/2011 4:22:23 PM PST by CharlesThe Hammer
Should public school officials have the right to prevent students from wearing pro-American garb on Cinco de Mayo?
This question has been at the heart of a California court battle between the Morgan Hill Unified School District and students who were told by a principal and assistant principal that they could not wear American flag t-shirts on the Mexican holiday back in 2010.
Following the incident, a lawsuit against the district was launched by the students and their families. This week, the case came to a close, with a federal judge ruling against the students a blow that is likely to infuriate some free speech advocates.
According to U. S. District Court Judge James Ware, the district did not violate the students first amendment rights. The judge also found that officials concern over the potential violence that could be incited by the students pro-American outfits justified the schools actions
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It will prevail as long as conservatives send their children to public schools.
Because their church has only 9 commandments?
Once again the good is sacrificed to appease evil. By banning the american flag shirts they are sanctioning the violence that they fear. What will be next? English language textbooks. Maybe we should just ban the English language in public schools.
Or a shirt that says “remember the Alamo”.
They don’t like the US Flag what do they like the Nazi flag.
They own Kalifornia.
As a middle school principal in a small public school, I can tell you that I have and will never make a student remove an American flag that is being displayed correctly. I don’t care what holiday or nationality recognition day, this is the United States of America and the American Flag trumps all others in our country.
In fact during my Veterans Day slide show presentation I made for the studens and our Veteran guests, I included a slide saying “God Bless our Troops” along with the song “God Bless America”. So while there are many screwed up school administrators, not all public schools are that way.
Actually I think the parents ought to do it, on the steps of the school. The should be accompanied by a large contingent of armed minute men, to ensure there is no interference with the new patriotic civic tradition of "the burning of the Mexican flag on Cinco de' Maya day"
Let's light them up all over America this May Five!
I agree..100 per cent!
An easy solution.
To hell with illegal Mexicans and their stinky mayo day. Americans should all be sure to celebrate April 21: San Jacinto day!
The federal judge is a racist anti-American bastard.
Maybe this is a smaller matter than other reasons to homeschool, but it’s proof that political correctness has infested the public schools.
I am seriously offended.
That was exaclty what the messican kids said. Those wearing the American Flag shirts are racist.
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It's not a small matter as another reason to homeschool.
This is absolutely disgusting.
I’ll point this article out to my homeschoolers. Thanks for the ping.
I wear my red/white/blues anywhere and anytime. I expect my kids to do as they will as well.
So... whoever is the most potent threat gets special treatment. It's the Obama way, folks. Occupy is the strategy. Back down, you Americans.
Back down! Kneel!
Sit, stay!
Ten years from now Mexico will no longer exist as a country. The government will have collapsed and the tribal leaders and the drug lords will be fight over bits of the remains.
BTW, May 5th is a special day for me and I celebrate it. I don’t believe in the Cinco de Mayo stuff but on May 5th, 1961 was the day that the first American achieved space flight with Alan B. Shepard in Freedom 7. We should call it Alan B. Shepard day.
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