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I'm no lawyer, but I think the decision would be overturned if appealed. I cannot see any way that this is not unconstitutional.
I can understand some basis for a school mandating certain dress codes or appropriate attire, but not for this reason. If it's OK to celebrate Cinco De Mayo on school grounds, then it's OK to celebrate America on school grounds.
If doing so would spark violence, then Mexican students need to learn some tolerance in their new country.
The students celebrating Cinco De Mayo were American students.
School Administrators have the right to set dress codes on school grounds.
I think this explains it: "... place or cause to be placed any word, figure, mark, picture, design, drawing, or any advertisement of any nature upon any flag..."
If I'm interpreting this correctly, the code bans people from slapping their logo on the US flag, or slapping the US flag on their logo.
The ruling states that it is not the business of courts to interfere with schools attempting to impose reasonable dress codes. All the rest of the reaction here is political posturing and rancor.
It's a shame how far we have slid and how much we have given up isn't it? Many have no clue, and are so quick to defend the opposite side...
We should insist that if the immigrant who comes here does in good faith become an
American and assimilates himself to us he shall be treated on an exact equality with every one else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed or birth-place or origin.
But this is predicated upon the man's becoming in very fact an American and nothing but an American. If he tries to keep segregated with men of his own origin and separated from the rest of America, then he isn't doing his part as an American. There can be no divided allegiance here. . . We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language, for we intend to see that the crucible turns our people out as Americans, of American nationality, and not as dwellers in a polyglot boarding-house; and we have room for but one soul loyalty, and that is loyalty to the American people.
Gee, I love the "well it's only one high school" excuses.
One day it will affect you directly but by then it will be too late.
Creep is how it happens..small, seemingly insignificant creep.
Sorry folks but we are talking about a school here and if you did not know schools can pass all sorts of rules that violate an adults Civil and Constitutional rights but with children we decided somewhere along the line that they do not have the same sorts of rights as adults, so now you are stuck with it.
I think this explains it: "... place or cause to be placed any word, figure, mark, picture, design, drawing, or any advertisement of any nature upon any flag..."
If I'm interpreting this correctly, the code bans people from slapping their logo on the US flag, or slapping the US flag on their logo.
... or taking a flag and wrapping it around yourself like a toga.
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