US students kicked of school campus for wearing US flag t-shirts

[Gandalf]

"They said we could wear it on any other day," Daniel Galli said, "but today is sensitive to Mexican-Americans because it's supposed to be their holiday so we were not allowed to wear it today."

It's either OK to wear or it isn't. End of.

I don't see why they would be sensitive about it in the first place though. I mean, you've emigrated to a country, surely it is right to show some respect and tolerance of those that want to wear their own colours. You would never catch me wearing a flag in a million years, but I don't care if others do. Why would that ever become a big deal? It's surely no reason to exclude kids from school.

I think HtH is right in saying that it is political correctness gone mad.

[HattonTheHammer]

"They said we could wear it on any other day," Daniel Galli said, "but today is sensitive to Mexican-Americans because it's supposed to be their holiday so we were not allowed to wear it today."

It's either OK to wear or it isn't. End of.

I don't see why they would be sensitive about it in the first place though. I mean, you've emigrated to a country, surely it is right to show some respect and tolerance of those that want to wear their own colours. You would never catch me wearing a flag in a million years, but I don't care if others do. Why would that ever become a big deal? It's surely no reason to exclude kids from school.

I think HtH is right in saying that it is political correctness gone mad.

To be fair to myself milo i am right pretty much all of the time hence my siggy