Tuck the beads inside your shirt, kid
God knows they are there
School makes the rules, not you
Agreed. But we both know that had this been a symbol from a religion that was not a flavor of Christianity there would be no outcry from the school.
Absolutely.
This is precisely why so many public schools here have gone to uniforms, despite protests that students should have the “right” to express themselves by what they wear.
There are plenty of ways and plenty of time to express yourself off school grounds. While in the classroom, your responsibility is to study and learn.
Ask a policeman or lawyer or waiter or bus driver if a dress code infringes on their “rights” of free expression, and these days most will express the opinion that they’re glad they’ve got a job.
As Jay Sekuolow said, Constitutional rights don’t stop when you enter the school. The boy is fighting for all of us.