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12. I think the case law on that is basically:

Fri Jun 28, 2013, 10:16 PM

Jun 2013

the school admin. can ban shirts and other stuff only if it is interfering with the business of teaching and running the school, not just because a teacher or administrator, even rightly, finds it offensive. So the kids have first Amend. rights but they are weighed against the running of the school.

Anyways - an actual lawyer can describe it better.

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W.Va. teen who wore NRA shirt won�t be charged, judge says [View all] premium Jun 2013 OP

You are right, he never should have been arrested. Curmudgeoness Jun 2013 #1

If he had worn a Planned Parenthood shirt, he should Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #26

Patents are probably bigoted gun nuts. Guess it's not illegal, but poor kid. Hoyt Jun 2013 #2

What gives you that information? 1-Old-Man Jun 2013 #3

NRA is a right wing organization, with a bigoted board and membership. Hoyt Jun 2013 #4

Someone who runs around constantly calling parents of kids bigots premium Jun 2013 #7

Wearing an NRA tshirt to school is about as bad as wearing a confederate flag. Hoyt Jun 2013 #8

Yeah, right Hoyt. premium Jun 2013 #11

It's a school, not a bunch of yahoos out shooting targets that resemble humans. Hoyt Jun 2013 #14

Man, I must be blind as a bat. premium Jun 2013 #21

Tell that to Whoopi Goldberg. Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #27

Maybe you could enlighten me since I don't hangout at Free Republic, NRA, Stormfront, etc. Hoyt Jun 2013 #30

Whoopie Goldberg hangs out at Free Republic, NRA, Stormfront, etc.? premium Jun 2013 #31

Don't hang out? Those names rolled out so routinely, Hoyt... Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #32

Those are the right wing sites that would have an orgasm because one or two black celebrities are Hoyt Jun 2013 #38

Yeah, but you sure seem to know them pretty well. nt. premium Jun 2013 #39

Yes, you see a lot of disguised posts from right wing sites in the gungeon. Hoyt Jun 2013 #41

So, you gonna tell Whoopi about hangin' out in a racist organization? Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #46

I suspect she would know that if she attended a convention, don't you think? Hoyt Jun 2013 #48

I have no idea. Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #49

This will blow your mind Hoyt. premium Jun 2013 #34

No, but the fact you keep up with such BS makes me wonder Hoyt Jun 2013 #35

Makes you wonder what? premium Jun 2013 #36

You might be a free-rider, but you definitely support their agenda. Hoyt Jun 2013 #42

I support their agenda? premium Jun 2013 #45

That is hogwash Mojorabbit Jun 2013 #37

The arrest was wrong. Prohibiting promotion of guns and the right wing agenda at school makes sense Hoyt Jun 2013 #40

He was promoting guns and RW agenda at school? premium Jun 2013 #43

Nah, if he is an advocate for gun rights he Mojorabbit Jun 2013 #44

Oh shush, you! Lizzie Poppet Jun 2013 #54

Ahhh, ya know, it's just this thing I have, premium Jun 2013 #55

It's parents Hoyt, not patents and you have not idea what his premium Jun 2013 #5

And neither do you. Guns and right wing BS have no place in school. Hoyt Jun 2013 #6

That's funny, I read and re-read the article, premium Jun 2013 #9

Premium, I got tired of explaining everything to you when you posted Hoyt Jun 2013 #10

Under other names Hoyt? premium Jun 2013 #13

Who gives a fuck? WVU Jun 2013 #16

Really gets your goat that the kid won, huh? nt. premium Jun 2013 #19

What progress is that? NutmegYankee Jun 2013 #23

Speech is "arguably" worse than a dangerous weapon? hughee99 Jun 2013 #25

Jeeez. Going after a 14-yr-old? It's down to that? Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #28

I think the case law on that is basically: arely staircase Jun 2013 #12

Apparently a teacher took offense at the shirt this kid was wearing premium Jun 2013 #15

yeah, i don't think that meets the standard arely staircase Jun 2013 #18

I detest the NRA also, premium Jun 2013 #20

they seem to have arely staircase Jun 2013 #22

This area of W.V. is extremely pro 2A premium Jun 2013 #24

If a school can ban "bong hits for jesus" OFF-CAMPUS, why can't they TransitJohn Jun 2013 #57

They can, the problem was that premium Jun 2013 #59

We had a dress code in my school Just Saying Jun 2013 #17

He should not have been arrested, but he should have been suspended for wearing madinmaryland Jun 2013 #29

A suspension would be a notch or two less stupid but still quite foolish and lawsuit bait. TheKentuckian Jun 2013 #56

That's some scary stuff. Wtf? Skip Intro Jun 2013 #33

But he likes guns! NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #47

IOW RandiFan1290 Jun 2013 #50

So he wouldn't stop talking, premium Jun 2013 #51

Dumb school, dumb kid, dumb cops RandiFan1290 Jun 2013 #52

I'm with you 100% on that. premium Jun 2013 #53

The kid appears to be a dope but so were a lot of us at age 14 tularetom Jun 2013 #58