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Codeine

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15. I lean toward students being able to freely express themselves politically.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Wed Aug 12, 2015, 08:33 PM

Aug 2015

I once had a teacher tell me to turn my Dead Kennedys "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" t-shirt inside out. I flatly refused, and I was almost certainly - in the time-honored fashion of teen boys - kind of an asshole about it.

I was sent to the principle, who totally sided with me. I liked discovering some people in power felt as I did.

Let the little hillbillies wear their flag shirts. They don't have much of a future anyway.

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Smyrna mom upset students can fly Confederate flags on H.S. campus (TN) [View all] struggle4progress Aug 2015 OP

Freedom of speech HassleCat Aug 2015 #1

I don't know how the courts might interpret a school district's claim struggle4progress Aug 2015 #2

On school grounds? My understanding is the school can regulate... tia uponit7771 Aug 2015 #4

They can restrict all pictures and writing on clothing. alphafemale Aug 2015 #10

Better to tell the kid how to deal with it... Dornick Aug 2015 #14

“I felt sad and hurt when I saw that” I'd be sad and hurt also if I knew my offsping.. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #3

In this case the school is allowing it, they can regulate the speech... they sure wouldn't allow uponit7771 Aug 2015 #5

Are you sure? TexasProgresive Aug 2015 #6

Tell high school kids something is illegal or verboten 1939 Aug 2015 #7

that's a realistic suggestion struggle4progress Aug 2015 #9

Somehweres about 1951 or 52 1939 Aug 2015 #12

You know what this would have said to me d_r Aug 2015 #8

As a teen-ager, I resented any official effort to curtail my freedom of expression -- struggle4progress Aug 2015 #11

me too friend d_r Aug 2015 #13

I lean toward students being able to freely express themselves politically. Codeine Aug 2015 #15