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LeftInTX

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9. K-12....They can tell you to remove your tee shirt if they're afraid it will cause problems.

Reply to Sympthsical (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 6, 2023, 10:42 AM

Dec 2023

My husband was a principal...
Any activity that is gonna be perceived to cause problems, they can cancel.
For instance, if you show up in a Biden shirt, you will need to change it.
If they're afraid of anti-Semitic students or outside groups causing problems, then they can cancel activities.
Maybe there is a significant Muslim population at the school.

People just aren't getting along right now.

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Hanukkah Song Removed From School Concert in Rochester, Minnesota [View all] Behind the Aegis Dec 2023 OP

I CAN'T STAND IT! elleng Dec 2023 #1

Tell me again how it's "Just criticizing Israel!" and not against Jews in general Sympthsical Dec 2023 #2

K-12....They can tell you to remove your tee shirt if they're afraid it will cause problems. LeftInTX Dec 2023 #9

So the school reverts to a Christian-only concert? yardwork Dec 2023 #10

I don't know what songs are being sung. LeftInTX Dec 2023 #14

how about, not singing it being perceived as taking a side eShirl Dec 2023 #3

They sure as heck should. elleng Dec 2023 #4

I taught my kids that every action is a choice. yardwork Dec 2023 #12

Also removed a Kwanzaa song... What was the ginned up excuse for that one? RockRaven Dec 2023 #5

But let me guess... jmowreader Dec 2023 #6

Yep! Found a way to remove all non-Christian songs from the concert. yardwork Dec 2023 #7

But I thought criticizing Israel wasn't anti-Jewish!? NT Happy Hoosier Dec 2023 #8

Hamas sympathizers are equating Hanukkah with genocide dalton99a Dec 2023 #11

It sounds like the organizers in Virginia - probably white Christian's - are making that equivalence. yardwork Dec 2023 #13