[Torie]

I would prefer that such debate be done through something other than message clothing, such as through a discussion in the classroom. Even then, I worry that it deflects schools from their primary mission, which is about acquiring reading comprehension, powers of reason, and numeracy. There is time enough later to apply all of that to the public square.

[WFTR]

I agree that debate needs to be deeper than the sound-byte posturing of message clothing, but as you said, a great deal of discussion in the classroom distracts from learning other skills and facts that schools must teach. The danger of your position is that we further condition students to be sheeple who spend their lives being told what to believe and how to live by the government. For a free society to work, people must learn to have control at the personal and family level and not primarily from the government.

WFTR
Bill