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New York Student Sues High School for Prohibiting Pro-Life Shirt
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Posted on 05/11/2005 2:11:51 PM PDT by EnigmaticAnomaly

(CNSNews.com) - A junior at Fillmore Central High School near Buffalo, N.Y., has filed a federal lawsuit against his school district for ordering him to remove his pro-life T-shirt in violation of his free-speech rights. The Thomas More Law Center, a Michigan-based public interest law firm, and the American Catholic Lawyers Association are representing the student, Kevin Dibble, who was told by the school principal that the message on his T-shirt was offensive and therefore prohibited. The T-shirt read, "Abortion is Homicide. You will not silence my message. You will not mock my God. You will stop killing my generation. Rock for Life." Dibble said he had worn the same shirt to school several times before he was stopped - and suspended for refusing to remove it. "This is another example of a school taking sides in the abortion issue and attempting to silence a student's message because it disagrees with it," said Richard Thompson, chief counsel of the Thomas More Law Center.


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KEYWORDS: abortion; aclulist; brainwashing; cultureofdeath; culturewar; doublestandard; dresscode; educationnews; indoctrination; lawsuit; libertarians; prodeath; pspl; publicschools; students; taxdollarsatwork; thomasmore; thomasmorelawcenter; tshirt; youpayforthis; zerotolerance
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To: Semper

Libertarian I guess?


21 posted on 05/11/2005 2:36:51 PM PDT by Pyro7480 ("All my own perception of beauty both in majesty and simplicity is founded upon Our Lady." - Tolkien)
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To: Always Right
Holding my breath, waiting for the ACLU to jump on board....

Please don't, you're too young to die...

22 posted on 05/11/2005 2:38:15 PM PDT by demkicker
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To: Semper

About eight months ago, Planned Parenthood was selling "I had an abortion" T-shirts...


23 posted on 05/11/2005 2:38:19 PM PDT by Koblenz (Holland: a very tolerant country. Until someone shoots you on a public street in broad daylight...)
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To: Tod Rechts
It's todT rechts.

Buh-bye.

24 posted on 05/11/2005 2:39:32 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God)
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To: EnigmaticAnomaly

I'm glad he's standing up for what's right, but I wish we didn't have to go to the damned courts every 5 minutes. Lawsuit mania is going to be the death of us if we're not careful.


25 posted on 05/11/2005 2:40:05 PM PDT by Jaysun (No matter how hot she is, some man, somewhere, is tired of her sh*t)
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To: EdReform

time to call the kittens?


26 posted on 05/11/2005 2:40:17 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Luna
We can't have kids running amok at school with clothes that bear a message. Especially really offensive messages like the one this kid was sporting.

How about a message like: Evolution or Superstition - Science or religious myth

Would you be ok with that?

27 posted on 05/11/2005 2:40:53 PM PDT by Semper
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To: Semper
Does this school allow kids to wear pro-abortion shirts? You must be kidding. Have you ever seen a "pro-abortion" shirt? What did it say? Why would anyone want to wear that type of shirt? Only the self-righteous "pro-lifers" have a lock on what should be done in other people's families. Can there be any more arrogant a position than if you do not agree with me, you must be pro-death? ________________________________________________________
28 posted on 05/11/2005 2:41:06 PM PDT by KStorm (Up/Down vote for nominees NOW.)
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To: Tod Rechts
"I doubt it [that pro-abortion shirt would be allowed]."

This particular pro-life shirt was very aggressive, and it's possible an equally aggressive pro-abortion shirt might be disallowed. But I'm not sure that ANY pro-abortion shirt would be disallowed. Usually, "offensive" means sexually explicit or obscene, and this t-shirt was neither of those. I think the judge would have to know what kinds of shirts the school has allowed in the past to determine if this consititues point-of-view discrimination.
29 posted on 05/11/2005 2:42:34 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: EdReform

That was quick. The kitten got him already


30 posted on 05/11/2005 2:43:10 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: GeneralStorm

Right. What school allowed this shirt?


31 posted on 05/11/2005 2:43:12 PM PDT by Semper
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To: Kaslin

Fresh meat on aisle 3


32 posted on 05/11/2005 2:43:50 PM PDT by EdReform (Free Republic - helping to keep our country a free republic. Thank you for your financial support!)
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To: sassbox
absolutely. I have no problem with a school prohibiting shirts with provacative messages on them, since it can be a distraction.

The best way to avoid this problem, have a school dress code.

Avoid ALL clothing, or lack of clothing, distractions.

33 posted on 05/11/2005 2:44:27 PM PDT by mountn man
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To: Semper
"What school allowed this [pro-abortion] shirt?"

That's no what you said; you said there was no such thing as a pro-abortion shirt, and now you've been proven wrong.
34 posted on 05/11/2005 2:46:14 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: EnigmaticAnomaly

I really doubt that a pro-abortion t-shirt would be allowed or encouraged.


35 posted on 05/11/2005 2:47:01 PM PDT by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to.....otherwise, things would be different.)
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To: Koblenz
About eight months ago, Planned Parenthood was selling "I had an abortion" T-shirts...

Despicable. And where have those shirts been worn against established policy?

36 posted on 05/11/2005 2:47:07 PM PDT by Semper
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To: Steve_Seattle
you said there was no such thing as a pro-abortion shirt, and now you've been proven wrong.

No, you need to improve your reading comprehension. I asked for an example and one has been provided. I have commented on that example (despicable). And I ask you also, where has that shirt been worn where it was in violation of established policy?

37 posted on 05/11/2005 2:51:29 PM PDT by Semper
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To: Semper
How about a message like: Evolution or Superstition - Science or religious myth

Would you be ok with that?

Yes.

38 posted on 05/11/2005 2:56:22 PM PDT by Luna (Lobbing the Holy Hand Grenade at Liberalism)
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To: Luna

Good for you.


39 posted on 05/11/2005 2:57:02 PM PDT by Semper
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To: mountn man

Avoid ALL clothing, Yes naked school would keep dress code violations to a minimum. But the backpacks will strafe those delicate shoulders.


40 posted on 05/11/2005 2:58:56 PM PDT by lastchance (Hug your babies.)
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