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Originally Posted by Goodnight
I am not sure of your steps since that is what basically happened other than the police part.
1) teacher tells boy to turn t-shirt inside-out
2) boy complies
3) end of story other than parent calling office and proceeding to make this a court case.
The T-shirt is relevant because it is a distraction, many schools prohibit attire that is disrupts the education system. I can think of many logos that would fit the dress code but still cause issues, they have no place in the class room.
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I also made a mistake with "accept" versus except. The reports I saw stated that the school had wide latitude to enforce the dress code which may clear the teacher. It appears that the office agreed with the kid but I don't know when. If they agreed right away then why would there be a need for Jared to keep talking? But surely they agreed after he came back from his suspension.
But yes I like your steps accept even if true I don't think it's actionable in court but that won't stop the parents (or maybe it will) and this is one of the smaller American dreams.
The only other thing is if it was a 1st Amendment claim without the NRA. If the shirt would have said stand up for your rights and had a rifle on it but not mention the NRA. I can see how that could be perceived as a threat by saying that the shirt meant that you should defend your rights with a high powered scoped rifle. But unless the teacher was blind he should have understood the message and maybe he was picking a fight against the NRA.
That last paragraph is wild ass speculation. The chances of anyone talking now are slim because of his age and the threat of lawsuit.