Quote Originally Posted by amat View Post
The highest court in the land says you can make political statements at school as long as it doesn't interfere with other students learning. If there were Mexican kids out there that felt targeted by these kid's shirts (because even those arguing against the principal admit that these douches were targeting kids) then the principal was well within his rights.

You guys take civil liberties and run with it, how the hell would you feel if your son went to this school and the principal was more worried about not stepping on a couple bigot's toes then he was making sure everyone is getting out of school what they actually went there for? Lyle I expected to have the type of reply he did but by typing Stinko De Mayo he pretty much made my point for me. If some Mexican called July 4th something like that he would be up in arms talking about how white people are modern day black slaves.
Did they make biggot remark? Nope. They just wear the national emblem. Morally an legally, this is not wrong. If somebody feels offense by that, they are friggin too sensitive. that reminds me how i got kicked out of class by my french teacher in secondary 4 because I was wearing a Fighting Irish T-Shirt and it did look violent to her. Should I stop wearing it because it does offense her and because it hurts her abilities to give a class? Nope. I went to the director, he wasn't sure what to do (what a tool) but did let me wear the shirt if I would promise to not wear it too often. No joke.
You cannot proceed with your argument because otherwise, most clothes would be forbidden. if you would have a rockabilly shirt with the number 666 on it, some christian nuts could complain that it goes against the religion and that it blocks them to work correctly etc. There would be no limits if you go that way. These mexicans kids who are living in the State must be aware that they are in the State and they do have a problem if they can't stand the view of the flag of the country they live in. Same things for the French Canadians who are angry when the english Canadians are trumpeting the streets of Montreal with their Canadian Flag on a 24 of july, I never made case of it, stupid provocation for sure but if I react for it I am even dumber, especially as they aren't mistreating any of our icons.