[zook]

I'm not sure. What do you think? Basically, I think a school has the authority to impose dress policies as long as they are consistent. I'm even willing to grant a principal some leeway in times of strife to temporarily bar certain things that might spark trouble.

My problem here is (1) are Latinos being singled out and (2) the amount of hatred being aimed by some at a mother looking out for her 5 year old child.

[xsmommy]

the problem is the mothers are the ones using their 5 and 7 year olds as billboards for their own political message. she is looking out for her child, but she caused the problem in the first place.

i live in NoVA and was frankly surprised to hear this was a huge issue here (my kids are all in private schools and wear uniforms so this would never happen there). But i heard that a kid was actually knifed at an immigration rally last week here. latinos are being singled out only to the extent that they are the ones that are making this an issue.

[tumblindice]

I think the school, in loco parentis (`in place of the parents') should be allowed discretion to determine what is and what is not "disruptive'. The ACLU can squawk, but a confederate flag or `Latino Power' shirt may fall within the former, while something else is allowed.
I suppose extreme libertarians would allow `see-through' tops for girls, but school kids are ostensibly there to learn, not make political statements.
I suppose the ACLU--and NEA, if the truth be known--might take the opposite position. `Trees have standing', blah blah blah.

[speed_addiction]

My problem here is (1) are Latinos being singled out and (2) the amount of hatred being aimed by some at a mother looking out for her 5 year old child.

If she had been as proud of being the mother of an AMERICAN kid as she was of him being Latino, there would have been no problem. If Latinos are being singled out it is because they are doing it to themselves. It is my view that unless your are willing to be an American before being Latino, Irish, Muslim or Black, you are basically nobody.

I am very proud of my Mescalero Apache heritage. It is why I have always worn my hair as long as I do (except for my stint in the Army), but it does not take a higher position than being an American.


What We Are About To Do Here Is What The Good Lord Would Call A Cleansing of the Wicked. I Call It A Good Old Fashioned Texas Ass Kicking.

[brytlea]

Maybe looking out for her child would be to teach him how very lucky he is to be in America and that assimilating and not seeing himself as 100% Latino is in his best interest.
susie