6th-grader warned: Stop wearing pro-life T-shirts

"Intelligent people do, however, form long-lasting socio-political opinions when someone points something out that makes them question their current worldview."

"The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind." - William Blake

I was just asking a question in how she supported a 12 year old in what was obviously a very difficult situation. You read into it what you will, I have no control over what you think. BTW, whom do you think purchased the shirts? Think the kid did? Or are clothing purchases generally handled by the adult in the family?

But the 'do as I say, not as I do' mentality is painful when applied to a child.

As far as the school system goes - I don't know if they crossed the line. I don't know what their dress codes are, what other shirts have been banned, what the shirt in question looked like, or how true the articles are.

I asked a question for the mulling over.

“You seem to be making a lot of conclusions based on no evidence at all. See my questions to SoftballMom above. What are the chances she worked somewhere that she could wear a T-shirt? If so, what are the chances that her employer has a dress code that’s as lenient as the school’s?”

You want your kids to play social activist, that’s fine. Do it on your own dime. I think there is no place for it in public schools. It’s not your kid’s forum to preach anything.

I’ve already said the kid was within his rights. I am also pro-life. Like a good “activist”, that’s not enough for you is it? I actually have to agree with his immature methodology, too, right? Well, I don’t. T-shirt slogans and bumper-stickers are for the ignorant, which this child is. He’s 12. Ignorant is not an insult when referring to a 12-year-old, it’s a fact. A 12-year-old has no place lecturing anyone else, regardless of age, on reproduction or politics.

Yes, I think his parents were behind it. I often see similarly themed threads but featuring a kid with some lefty message. In every one of those threads most FReepers fault the parents. No different here.

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