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Lemme guess, you're basing that statement on the story from Morgan Hill? That's my region, and there were VERY clear reasons for not allowing any flags to be worn at that school... but if that is what you're referring to, I'd bet money you don't understand the history behind why they banned them.
Aside from that one example, I don't know of any schools that have banned clothing with American flags. I've been out of high school for a long time now (17 years), but I have worked in schools as recently as 2010 - and plenty of kids wore shirts with the American flag.
There is never a good a good reason for banning an American Flag T-Shirt within our own borders.
It's pretty obvious that this kid is playing drama queen just for attention. Notice how he approached his classmates as if he were some sort of a movie star or something.
The school district should make the kid take off the fancy shoes or face expulsion for a week or two to think about his actions.
Well, unless the school has a policy banning heels for everyone, if he gets expelled he can probably sue for discrimination.
Hey folks, take a look at the boots the kid is wearing...they're clearly women's boots. So, why doesn't the school(s) just have a policy that states males cannot wear female clothing and visa-versa? And any student that violates the policy will face disciplinary action...cut and dry.
I disagree. I, too, like gizmo, grew up in the 80s and we wore some crazy ass sh*t back then. It did not interfere with our school work or studies. I don't believe in stifling kids being able to express their creativity or in finding their individuality.
If everyone looks the same, sure, they learn from books but they learn NOTHING about socializing with people they wouldn't normally socialize with, they wouldn't learn about tolerance and acceptance or how to get over it when someone wears something they don't like or looks different than they do...there's more to learning than just what's in the books.
I'm against school uniforms in public schools.
Then we will have to agree to disagree. I grew up in the 80s-90s as well and I wore a school uniform from kindergarten all the way through high school. It did not stifle my creativity/individuality nor that of any of my friends/classmates. In addition, 98% of my graduating (which was about 75% minority, over 50% African American) class was accepted to 4-year universities.
There is a major problem in the public school systems nationwide and they may benefit from establishing some of the high educational standards of many private schools in order to break the cycle of underachievement. The attire of other students can be and is a distraction to the process of learning.
The priority needs to be placed back on creating an environment where these children can learn. The rest of this nonsense about kids being able to express their individuality is nothing more than a smoke screen for lax educational standards. These kids need to be worrying more about making the grade than strutting on campus rocking the hottest outfit.
This would have been a complete non issue at my kids HS and probably over before anyone outside of school heard about it. IMO he can wear them if he can take the comments of teachers and other students without complaint. End of story.
I don't think high heels should be allowed in school but if they allow it for girls, they have to allow it for boys too.
Gravy, Goose, Gander.
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