Or is it possible those same officials are duplicitous double-dealing liars?
I think you'd better get in here and defend their right to direct students about what is or is not correct behavior and thought.
According to the article, the school officials say they made the girls change shirts, but deny that the girls were threatened with suspension for wearing them. Read carefully.
I don't know why they wouldn't let the girls wear the shirts, unless that's one of those schools that forbids shirts with slogans or statements. Some do.
I think you'd better get in here and defend their right to direct students about what is or is not correct behavior and thought.
IMO, schools should teach children to think for themselves, but do you not think schools work better when they have rules for behavior and enforce those rules?