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Five Morgan Hill students sent home for wearing American flag T-shirts
Gilroy Dispatch ^
| 5/5/10
| Lindsay Bryant
Posted on 05/05/2010 5:32:54 PM PDT by Ballygrl
Five Morgan Hill students sent home for wearing American flag T-shirts
2:11 PM By Lindsay Bryant
Five male students were asked to leave Live Oak High School this morning because they were wearing American flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo. Officials at the school could not be reached for comment, but one student said administrators called the T-shirts "incendiary."
"They said we were starting a fight, we were fuel to the fire," said Matt Dariano, a sophomore.
The five teens were sitting at a table outside during their brunch break around 10:10 a.m. when Assistant Principal Miguel Rodriguez asked two boys to take off their American flag bandannas that they were wearing on their heads. In the same conversation, student Dominic Maciel said, Rodriguez told the group to "walk with him to the office."
Dariano called his mother Diana, who spread the word to the other parents and all arrived soon after to have a conference with Rodriguez and Principal Nick Boden.
Maciel said they were told they must turn their T-shirts inside-out or be sent home. Maciel said they were told it wouldn't be considered a suspension but Rodriguez did not want any fights to break out among Mexican students and the group showing their American pride.
The boys said they thought turning the American flag inside-out was disrespectful, so all went home.
Dariano said Rodriguez indicated to him that while other students were wearing American flags, the group of five was "the easiest target to cause trouble."
"We were not going to start a fight. We wanted to show our pride," Dariano said. "In light of all of this, there are people with painted flags in red, green and white and yet the boys can't wear the American flag," Diana said.
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To: NFHale
Or pay his ass in pesos instead of dollars.
To: elpinta; StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; ...
Sorry for the double post on this thread, but check this out. We MUST make this photo go VIRAL:
Thanks for posting this outrageous photo, elpinta.
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posted on
05/06/2010 9:38:48 AM PDT
by
nutmeg
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen)
To: stephenjohnbanker
Historically, it was celebrated only in Puebla to commemorate the famous battle in said city. It was seized on by beer manufacturers (not just Gambinus) and promoted both in the US and Mexico as a new St. Patrick's Day. It caught on first in the US, but has become increasingly popular in Mexico ex-Puebla as well.
Nevertheless, it is not, nor has it ever been a major Mexican holiday a la El Grito de Dolores/Independence Day (September 16).
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posted on
05/06/2010 9:39:27 AM PDT
by
Clemenza
(Remember our Korean War Veterans)
This is the guy that is offended by the American flag.
Call Live Oak Vice Principal Miguel Rodriguez at:
Switchboard (408) 201-6100
Ext: 40105
To: Mr. Mojo
School Switchboard:
Switchboard (408) 201-6100
To: elpinta
Rush is talking about this sign NOW! FR is indeed Rush’s show prep!!!
226
posted on
05/06/2010 9:41:34 AM PDT
by
nutmeg
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen)
To: Ballygrl
Fire him. Fire him now. Protest outside his house in the morning and outside his office in the daytime.
227
posted on
05/06/2010 9:41:38 AM PDT
by
unspun
(PRAY & WORK FOR FREEDOM - investigatingobama.blogspot.com)
To: elpinta; IMissPresidentReagan; Clint N. Suhks; PennsylvaniaMom; rightwingintelligentsia; ...
Here's the sign Rush is talking about! We MUST make this photo go VIRAL:
Thanks for posting this outrageous photo, elpinta.
228
posted on
05/06/2010 9:42:41 AM PDT
by
nutmeg
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen)
To: Brilliant
If you read the article, you will note the picture of the girl wearing a actual Mexican flag. She was not sent home.
229
posted on
05/06/2010 9:43:04 AM PDT
by
w1andsodidwe
(How can you tell when the President is lying? When his lips move, of course.)
To: Misterioso
Cinco de Mayo is the birthday of Karl Marx.
230
posted on
05/06/2010 9:43:05 AM PDT
by
unspun
(PRAY & WORK FOR FREEDOM - investigatingobama.blogspot.com)
To: nutmeg
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posted on
05/06/2010 9:44:28 AM PDT
by
elpinta
(Jer. 10:23)
To: Americanexpat
“..Or pay his ass in pesos instead of dollars...”
How about some Patriot just doing some good ol’ fashioned detective work and checking into his immigration status? Was he born here? When? Is he an american citizen (intentional small “a” because he sure as HELL is showing that he is NOT an AMERICAN.
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posted on
05/06/2010 9:44:46 AM PDT
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
To: elpinta
I hope that sign isn't Photoshopped... now it will go viral for sure. ;-)
It looks real to me...
233
posted on
05/06/2010 9:45:42 AM PDT
by
nutmeg
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen)
To: elpinta
To all, this is the guy that is offended by the American flag.
Call Live Oak Vice Principal Miguel Rodriguez at:
Switchboard (408) 201-6100
Ext: 40105
To: dragnet2; StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; ...
To all, this is the guy that is offended by the American flag.
Call Live Oak Vice Principal Miguel Rodriguez at:
Switchboard (408) 201-6100
Ext: 40105
Thanks for the info above, dragnet2!
235
posted on
05/06/2010 9:47:48 AM PDT
by
nutmeg
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen)
To: nutmeg
This is the guy that is offended by the American flag.
Call Live Oak Vice Principal Miguel Rodriguez at:
Switchboard (408) 201-6100
Ext: 40105
Or call:
Morgan Hill Unified School District
15600 Concord Circle
Morgan Hill, CA 95037
408-201-6000
To: nutmeg
237
posted on
05/06/2010 9:50:11 AM PDT
by
ExTexasRedhead
(Clean the RAT/RINO Sewer in 2010 and 2012)
To: al_c
You can see my sign at the Santa Rosa Ca tea party that has been whited out by the local newspaper. My sign did say deport the Marxist..
238
posted on
05/06/2010 9:51:02 AM PDT
by
jetson
To: ExTexasRedhead; dragnet2; elpinta; IMissPresidentReagan; Clint N. Suhks; PennsylvaniaMom; ...
Rush is ON this... FR is Rush’s show prep fer sure! :-)
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posted on
05/06/2010 9:52:36 AM PDT
by
nutmeg
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen)
To: jetson
240
posted on
05/06/2010 9:53:13 AM PDT
by
ReneeLynn
(Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it*s the new black. Mmm Mmm Mmm.)
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