Posted on 05/07/2010 10:24:16 AM PDT by American Dream 246
What country are we in? 200 students left school and held a march today following the reports yesterday that 4 students dare wear American flag shirts on Cinco de Mayo.
Hispanic students march down Monterey Road in Morgan Hill on Thursday morning asking for respect after Live Oak High School Principal Nick Boden ignited a controversy Wednesday by sending home five students who wore American flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo. (Photo by: MorganHill Times Staff)
MorganHill Times reported:
About 200 Hispanic teens are marching in Morgan Hill yelling “We want respect!” and “Si se puede!” in reaction to a controversy ignited when the Live Oak High School principal effectively sent four students home for wearing T-shirts with American flags on them during Cinco de Mayo.
Mexican-American students felt the students were being disrespectful on the only day they celebrate their heritage while students sporting red, white and blue said it violated their First Amendment rights.
Six police cars and a Morgan Hill motorcycle officer have been cruising alongside the large group as it marches.
The group – mostly high school students – walked out of school this morning after the story of four students who were sent home because they wore American flag T-shirts went viral on TV and online. Many wear red, white and green and two large Mexico flags can be seen at the front of the line.
The students say they want people to know they’re proud of their heritage and they believe wearing red, white and blue on Cinco de Mayo is disrespectful.
Arrest them for being truant
They’ll get respect in Mexico.
Let em keep walking - back into Mexico.
Respect?
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means..”
Just an excuse to skip school. Losers. Thank God the Cubans in Miami aren’t like the Mexicans in the SW.
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listen stooopid... respect is EARNED!!! a word that is ALIEN to them i'm sure
Suspend them then deport them.
a convenient way for the ignorant youth to get used by their community leaders
Big sign pointing South...
MARCH THIS WAY
They’re insane
Respect is supposed to be earned.
We ignore your laws, we consume your welfare budgets, we use your country as our toilet, we refuse to buy insurance, we demand you learn our language and you had better be glad we invited ourselves to your country. < /sarc>
Is this how you think you earn America's respect?
because it isn't working.
One earns respect; one does not demand it. Screw them. With extreme prejudice.
Same ole, same ole Commie mob mentality. You respect our laws, we will respect you. But in your face marches by the crimninal element should not be tolereated by our Republic.
“Hundreds of Hispanic Students Leave School & Hold March Demanding Respect”
EARN IT.
No, give them diplomas and deport them.
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