If the school had a policy of nothing to be written on any t-shirt worn by a student, then the kid was looking for trouble. If this were so, then I’m with the school except for the kind of punishment.
He was not charged with anything related to his shirt or his refusal to either change his shirt or turn it inside out. The young man instead was charged with, of all things, “obstructing an officer”, when he defended his right to wear it in front of the cop or agent of the government who showed up.
Logan County Schools’ dress code, which is posted on the school system’s website, prohibits clothing and accessories that display profanity, violence, discriminatory messages or sexually suggestive phrases. Clothing displaying advertisements for any alcohol, tobacco, or drug product also is prohibited.
A blog linked to the school dress code:
http://lc2.boe.loga.k12.wv.us/chaphigh/about%20crhs/student%20handbook.htm#dress%20code