More flag-related white gang activity?
Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, school ban on U.S. flag on T-shirts heads to appeals
A Northern California school
that banned a handful of students from wearing T-shirts that showcased the U.S. flag on the Hispanic-based holiday, Cinco de Mayo day, is headed to court Thursday, to defend their order that the now-graduated individuals go home and change.
that banned a handful of students from wearing T-shirts that showcased the U.S. flag on the Hispanic-based holiday, Cinco de Mayo day, is headed to court Thursday, to defend their order that the now-graduated individuals go home and change.
The school’s argument during the 2010 matter was that racial tensions and gang problems plagued the student body at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, located 20 miles outside of San Jose, The Associated Press reported.
body at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, located 20 miles outside of San Jose, The Associated Press reported.
So when administrators caught wind that some of the altercations experienced on Cinco de Mayo day may have been rooted in the wearing of U.S. flag shirts by three students, their reaction was quick: Either turn the tees inside out, or go home and change, they told the kids, AP reported.
, their reaction was quick: Either turn the tees inside out, or go home and change, they told the kids, AP reported.
The students went home — but the incident played out in the national press as a question of political correctness versus First Amendment freedoms. . . .
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/17/california-school-ban-us-flag-heads-appeals/#ixzz2iJzpiwJ0
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