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High school year books confiscated due to senior’s ‘Build That Wall’ quote
The College Fix ^ | May 12, 2017 | by DAVE HUBER

Posted on 05/12/2017 9:25:11 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

A high school in North Carolina has collected all of the yearbooks that were distributed to students due to some “inappropriate” comments, including President Trump’s (in)famous phrase “Build That Wall.”

The News & Observer reports the Trump quote made by a Richmond Early College High School senior was “slammed on social media by some students and others who called it racist and hurtful to classmates.”

Thankfully for the school, only a smattering of the books had been given out before the “offensive” statements were noticed by Principal Tonya Waddell.

The district did not provide any other examples of what was deemed improper, but noted no students were disciplined.

Comments on both the News & Observer piece and school district Facebook post run the gamut from claiming the school’s actions violate the First Amendment, to the school has every right to do as it wishes regarding the yearbook.

Perhaps there was something “worse” than “Build That Wall” in the book; if not, it seems the school would be on dubious constitutional grounds. Immigration is legitimate political topic, and construction of a border wall is a legitimate, albeit partial, solution to the illegal immigration problem.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: border; buildthewall; globalists; illegalaliens; leftismoncampus; snowflakes
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1 posted on 05/12/2017 9:25:11 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Censorship writ large


2 posted on 05/12/2017 9:28:26 AM PDT by taxcontrol
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Good fences make good neighbors.


3 posted on 05/12/2017 9:29:02 AM PDT by thorvaldr
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Idiot anti Americans in charge of that school


4 posted on 05/12/2017 9:29:05 AM PDT by goodnesswins (Say hello to President Trump)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So, when does the book burning start?...................


5 posted on 05/12/2017 9:31:37 AM PDT by Red Badger (Profanity is the sound of an ignorant mind trying to express itself.............)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

That ‘censored’ quote will live in infamy in the minds of every student in that school, as well as, outlive the life of the yearbooks. LOL


6 posted on 05/12/2017 9:31:59 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I’ll write a quote about race and IQ


7 posted on 05/12/2017 9:32:09 AM PDT by brucedickinson
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
They'd have never gotten that book back from me.

My comments: Sanitized for your protection.

8 posted on 05/12/2017 9:34:00 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Happy days are here again!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Et tu North Carolina, Et tu?


9 posted on 05/12/2017 9:34:22 AM PDT by outpostinmass2
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

When I was in high school, there was a delay in distributing the year books because one kid somehow got a roach clip into his picture and the school didn’t catch it until the book went to the publisher. I bet that wouldn’t cause a recall these days. Times have changed.


10 posted on 05/12/2017 9:34:25 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Education Indoctrination Centers are pushing group-think? Shocking I tell you - shocking.../s


11 posted on 05/12/2017 9:34:30 AM PDT by GOPJ (The liberal media is the thug arm of the Democrat Party.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The President of the United States comments censored by some stupid liberal totalitarian ‘teachers’. They should be fired.


12 posted on 05/12/2017 9:36:04 AM PDT by GOPJ (The liberal media is the thug arm of the Democrat Party.)
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Sue under first amendment. Free speach and it passed the edit by their Year Book Cmte and therefore was not “objectionable” and contained no profanity nor slurs.

The school missed their chance to edit it, so tough luck folks.


13 posted on 05/12/2017 9:38:54 AM PDT by Jimmy The Snake
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I love that logo!!! We need to start a GoFundMe page to build the Wall.


14 posted on 05/12/2017 9:39:51 AM PDT by Jimmy The Snake
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Good thing they didn’t write MAGA in it!


15 posted on 05/12/2017 9:40:20 AM PDT by sickoflibs (Trump "Mexico will pay for the Wall! Mark my words")
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To: GOPJ

And forced to repay their salary back to the taxpayers.


16 posted on 05/12/2017 9:40:30 AM PDT by Midnitethecat
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What if he said “protect our Borders” or “keep America a sovereign Country”?


17 posted on 05/12/2017 9:42:06 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (The way Liberals carry on about Deportation, you would think "Mexico" was Spanish for "Auschwitz".)
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Sue the district for 25 billion dollars.


18 posted on 05/12/2017 9:42:41 AM PDT by Ray76 (DRAIN THE SWAMP)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This action obviously makes much more sense that issuing a quote sized sticker to place over the message if you deemed it offensive.

Good thing there are highly educated administrators at that school.

(/s to the nth power)


19 posted on 05/12/2017 9:42:47 AM PDT by exit82 (The opposition has already been Trumped!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The Wall
by Pink Floyd



20 posted on 05/12/2017 9:42:57 AM PDT by DocRock (And now is the time to fight! Peter Muhlenberg)
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