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My son was told that he could not wear a tshirt to school because of it's religious content. The content of the shirt was taken from the book of Joel saying "in the last days I will pour my Spirit out upon all man". He got this shirt from a Christian summer camp. The principal told him that it was disruptive after a teacher sent him to the office to call me to bring him another shirt. I didn't bring him another shirt and he wore the shirt every day for the remainder of the week. Yes, we washed it every night. Because I asserted myself on his behalf and threatened them with a lawsuit nothing else was said about it. It isn't as uncommon as you think nor is it done for the reasons that you gave.

"My son was told that he could not wear a tshirt to school because of it's religious content. The content of the shirt was taken from the book of Joel saying "in the last days I will pour my Spirit out upon all man". He got this shirt from a Christian summer camp. The principal told him that it was disruptive after a teacher sent him to the office to call me to bring him another shirt. I didn't bring him another shirt and he wore the shirt every day for the remainder of the week. Yes, we washed it every night. Because I asserted myself on his behalf and threatened them with a lawsuit nothing else was said about it. It isn't as uncommon as you think nor is it done for the reasons that you gave."

Good for you for asserting your son's right of self-expression. I would have done the same on your son's behalf. Of course, I would do the same for a kid wearing a t-shirt with a quote from the Quran, or a kid wearing a t-shirt with some wiccan symbol. Would you?