Re: OT - school insanity

witfal, 3/10/2008,10:44:33 PM, wrote:

On 2008-03-10 19:34:56 -0700, "badgolferman"
<REMOVETHISbadgolferman@xxxxxxxxx> said:

witfal, 3/10/2008,9:19:36 PM, wrote:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080310/ap_on_re_us/t_shirt_gun

Where would you draw the line on what kinds of t-shirts a teenager
can wear to school? Would t-shirts with pornographic images or
suggestive words be acceptable? How about ones with offensive
words? What about clothing in general? Are pants that hang below
the crack or other clothes that show lots of skin be acceptable?

Should kids be allowed to wear whatever they want to school?

No, they shouldn't. With that in mind, what would be off-limits to
you? How do you feel about the boy suspended because his ballpoint
pen had a Glock logo on it? What about the girl who got suspended
because her charm bracelet had a 1/4 inch gold revolver on it? How
about the kindergarten boy suspended because he pointed a chicken
wing at a classmate and said, "Bang!".

Yet messages offensive to others are pretty much okay. Want a laugh?

Look into the upcoming April 25th "Day of Silence", coming to a
school district near you.

"Special issue Resident Lifetime License ? United States Terrorist
Hunting Permit ? Permit No. 91101 ? Gun Owner ? No Bag Limit."

That could easily be construed as a message of violence.

You know I am no fan of terrorists and would be glad to wear that shirt
myself. However I think school uniforms should be the law of the land.
Teenagers have way too many natural distractions already, they don't
need messages that can be taken the wrong way. You do remember being a
teenager, don't you?

--
"I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always
oppressive." ~ Thomas Jefferson
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