The principal had better watch for the Mezuzah gang.
This is so wrong on so many levels.
The principal had better watch for the Mezuzah gang.
The school has definitely violated these girls’ First Amendment rights. IMHO.
Yeah, those 12 Apostle dudes are really baaaad!
Why does this bozo Principal. Chris Equinoa still have a job?
They were told to put them away or out of view. The kids are hispanic and so is the pricipal. They were not told to throw them away.
I support school officials until I have proof that they are wrong.
The last sentence in the article excerpt says they do not ask students to remove items such as this without OTHER information leading them to think it is not simply a religious item.
Considering I have seen quite a few unsavory Hispanic characters I know are not exactly devout wearing crucifixes, I would not be surprised if some gangs do wear them.....it is a way to have a symbol that isn’t automatically assumed to be gang-related.
School should be able to have any rule that they want; however, they have to treat everyone equally. If they can’t wear a crucifix on a necklace, then NO ONE can wear any jewelry at all. The suspension is ridiculous.
That doesn't strike me as quite altar-boy grammar, somehow. Actually sounds more like a gang-itude.
I have great reverence for crucifixes, but I'll give the principal the benefit of the doubt—unless it turns out he's an ACLU nut.
And how is banning a crucifix about student safety?
If they tried that around here, the principal would be tarred and feathered and the superintendent wouldn't have enough hours in the day to deal with the irate parents.
Why was the kid even wearing a Rosary? It’s not jewelry, it’s a tool used for prayer. Unless he’s contemplating a religious life and prays frequently during the day, there really is no reason for him to wear it.
Now, that having been said, we homeschool so if my kids want to wear their Rosary I don’t have to even think about whether or not it is gang related!
“Salazar said Principal Chris Equinoa saw his necklace and told him to put it away.”
I had no idea that Chris Equinoa is a Saudi.
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The schools in our area have adopted dress codes and banned gang symbols. But, I don’t see how it solves the problem. Every time an item of clothing/jewelry is banned, the gang members are just going to come up with another way to send signals to each other.
Ping.
If I recall correctly, that’s how it started in Rome.