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Originally Posted by johnrex62
Then I have to accept your argument that a riot during a football game would be by default authorized and representative of the school board...
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Nice try. But in such a case the riot is not becoming part of the school function itself. Indeed, it is a hindrance to it. And obviously, whether the school permits a behavior will factor into the conclusion as to whether the behavior represents the school as well.
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Originally Posted by johnrex62
I still believe that for something to represent an authoritiy, it must be approved explicitly or avowed by that authority after the fact.
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My argument is that promoting religious views on the school's football banner, made and/or presented by the school's cheerleaders who are wearing the school's uniform, might give the impression that the beliefs are the school's and not just the cheerleaders'. In essence, I agree with you about what technically qualifies something/someone as representative of something/someone else. Hence the use of the word "
misrepresentation". And it isn't just the school as an authority, but the school as a student body that is being misrepresented.
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