Posted on 06/03/2016 7:43:57 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
One local Trump supporter is being banned from wearing a signature Donald Trump hat to school after it began to draw tense conversations.
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- One local Trump supporter is being banned from wearing a signature Donald Trump hat to school after it began to draw tense conversations.
Logan Autry left Powers-Ginsburg Elementary School early on Thursday because school leaders said something he was wearing is causing a safety concern on campus-- his red hat.
"The vice principal came up to me and told me to take my hat off because it brings negative attention from other students. And I said no a few times and then the principal told me again and I still said no and refused," said Logan Autry.
For three days straight the third grader wore the hat to class. But each day, more and more classmates began confronting him at recess.
"I still want to keep my hat. It's not the hat that draws attention, it's just my personality that the other children do not like," said Autry.
Autry recently moved to Fresno from the foothills, he loves politics and American history.
"He knows more than I do. He knows more about this election than I know, it's kind of embarrassing. You know, like are you smarter than a third grader kinda thing. But he is just very adamant about his beliefs and his rights. He wants to be a politician that's his goal," said Angela Hoffknecht, Logan's guardian.
He already has the shirt and tie down, and practices speeches about Trump on the playground.
"I've told them his policies on illegal immigration, and our second amendment, and our first amendment and all of our amendments that need to be protected which are not going to be an amendment at all if Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders gets elected," said Autry.
Autry got his $20-- now, controversial-- hat when he skipped school to attend a Trump rally last week.
"He doesn't speak like a politician. He speaks like a normal person. He knows what this country needs."
Autry briefly met the presidential hopeful during his local stop and even got his hat autographed.
"I got to shake his hand and I felt his hair too, and it's actually real. On the TV it looks not real, but it like, has a blur but when you see it in real life it looks a lot different."
From the mouth of a nine-year-old who won't back down from upper graders, or district officials, who say they are out to protect him and everyone else on school grounds.
With school almost out Logan's family members are trying to offer him alternative hats to wear, such as one with an American flag. But, so far he has not been willing to swap out his red one.
Too bad we don’t have freedom of speech any more.
Did they outlaw “The art of the deal” yet ?
How long before cops will be called when a copy of that book is found on school grounds ?
This used to be a joke. I’m now willing to bet it’s closer to reality that we may want to think.
Young Logan Autry is learning at an early age that he’s going to have to fight to take back his country.
“Young Logan Autry is learning at an early age that he’s going to have to fight to take back his country”
Because the adults have become sheep.
And a child shall lead us?
Tough lesson of a young man in this PC world. Whatever you want to live, others will try to take this from pursuit of happiness. The are fascists.
If it is stuff the school hates and it draws negative student attention, this is their excuse to ban it.
When it is stuff the school loves and it may draw negative student atention, they make the negative student attention punishable offenses.
Why does anyone let these blatant hypocrites have any power over their kids?
“Why does anyone let these blatant hypocrites have any power over their kids?”
(A) See post #5
“It’s my favorite hat. The First Amendment says I can wear my hat.”
That’s the argument third grader Logan Autry gave after he was told by his elementary school principal to remove his “Make America Great Again” Donald Trump hat.
The school might have a problem with this one - the hat names the Republican presidential candidate. Pretty hard to claim that’s incitement. That’s what they’re trying to do, of course, but notice tha the kid is defying the principal for three days. How likely is that if the principal wasn’t facing a legal threshold he knows he’s crossed?
Kinda choked me up a little,
Logan likes to wear a shirt and tie to school.
Home School in order. Why let the public school ruin this kid. He is presidential advisor material :)
His Parents gone?
It’s going to be interesting to see how school administrators and teachers react after Trump is elected....
Cute kid, smart too.
I was not allowed to wear a hat at school period and I think it should stand.
I don’t care if the kid was wearing a Trump, Hillary, LBJ, or IKE hat.
Keep the hats on the ball-field and your parents agenda at home.
Kids deserve to be kids.
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