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TBF

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19. When I was in school everyone bought the jacket -

Fri Mar 27, 2015, 06:29 PM

Mar 2015

they were even re-sold by parents when their kids graduated. The JV and Varsity letters were earned at school (whether you were editor of the yearbook, excelled at band, or were the typical talented jock). You could buy it your freshman year and then you sewed your letters on after you earned them. Some kids never earned them (or just earned jv or whatever) and wore the jacket for school pride. Some people lettered more than once but were given pins for subsequent "letters".

I thought that was a pretty good system and I would definitely expect a letter for a special needs kid doing his best with volleyball.

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Kansas Principal Orders Down Syndrome Child to Remove Lettered Jacket [View all] laserhaas Mar 2015 OP

WHERE'S the option for "all the above?" hlthe2b Mar 2015 #1

Per your request - Compliance laserhaas Mar 2015 #3

heh heh... hlthe2b Mar 2015 #6

I vote the principle gets another job. Kalidurga Mar 2015 #2

i seriously hope the other student's parents are identified Enrique Mar 2015 #4

I agree. The student whose parents complained must Laurian Mar 2015 #9

And they will richly deserve the megatonnage of grief hifiguy Mar 2015 #17

Somebody please tell this idiot principal about the Special Olympics nt LiberalEsto Mar 2015 #5

That principal looks like he's had the stupid bred into him. NaturalHigh Mar 2015 #7

We are only at the end of March. lpbk2713 Mar 2015 #8

I think the parent who complained is still in the running. FiveGoodMen Mar 2015 #10

+1 etherealtruth Mar 2015 #15

So is he going to demand friends of lettered athletes not wear/share those jackets? uppityperson Mar 2015 #11

And that's the answer onenote Mar 2015 #12

I bet they will shenmue Mar 2015 #21

So the principle stopped itching his butt for a minute and spewed some stupidity. L0oniX Mar 2015 #13

It's stuff like this that makes me have to believe that Karma Butterbean Mar 2015 #14

It's Kansas, after all KamaAina Mar 2015 #16

That is really mean. KittyWampus Mar 2015 #18

When I was in school everyone bought the jacket - TBF Mar 2015 #19

Kansas and Indiana are in favor of such discrimination. Dawson Leery Mar 2015 #20

What an asshole! Enthusiast Mar 2015 #22

It would seem to me - that you have 2 different Letters laserhaas Mar 2015 #23

Even Fox Sports is getting in on this one laserhaas Mar 2015 #24