[general_re]

Nevertheless, the rationale is still that the (public) school has to have a valid educational purpose for practicing censorship, not that 'minors' don't enjoy Constitutional protection at all.

True enough, but unfortunately, I think it's going to be tough to fit this into even the limited rights students enjoy.

[OhioAttorney]

[U]nfortunately, I think it's going to be tough to fit this into even the limited rights students enjoy.

If by 'this' you mean the T-shirts described in the article, I think you're probably right. The kids might have an equal-protection argument, but it probably won't trump the school officials' decision.

It's too bad; my personal preference would be to allow all the shirts (and welcome to American public discourse, kids).