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Tue Sep 5, 2017, 06:20 PM

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Teacher tells 2 students wearing Make America Great Again shirts to leave her class [View all] babylonsister Sep 2017 OP

They were trump fans, so odds were they were being dicks NightWatcher Sep 2017 #1

maga may be free speech, but it is also a BIG FAT LIE. democratisphere Sep 2017 #2

I'm with the Constitution. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2017 #3

+1 WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2017 #7

+2 Lochloosa Sep 2017 #12

Too bad maga is attempting to cancel THAT! democratisphere Sep 2017 #13

Also a shame that some on the left want to cancel that. Dr. Strange Sep 2017 #20

. sarisataka Sep 2017 #21

They are merely a statistical aberration on the left rather than a standard as is on the right. LanternWaste Sep 2017 #23

Aw, someone's unhappy about us lefties defending free speech. Dr. Strange Sep 2017 #61

YES! n/t. ryan_cats Sep 2017 #14

As much as I hate "MAGA"... +1 bluepen Sep 2017 #19

Can kids wear Confederate flag t-shirts in school? nt ecstatic Sep 2017 #27

The teacher crossed a line that shouldn't be crossed FLPanhandle Sep 2017 #4

Every Trump fan should be kicked out of school AngryAmish Sep 2017 #5

Oh ok. cwydro Sep 2017 #6

To ryan_cats Sep 2017 #15

Seems more a visceral reaction on a message board LanternWaste Sep 2017 #25

Those ryan_cats Sep 2017 #75

you slippery-sloped Godwin's Law maxsolomon Sep 2017 #51

And flayed!!! ProgressiveValue Sep 2017 #36

I Wonder If White Hoods Or Swastika Armbands Are Permitted... JimGinPA Sep 2017 #8

So true. democratisphere Sep 2017 #11

Tinker v. Des Moines is the landmark Supreme Court ruling that covered this. EL34x4 Sep 2017 #9

She should have turned that into a teaching moment, for those kids and others in the class. logosoco Sep 2017 #10

Yeah - that would be a way to make it worse Yupster Sep 2017 #30

Bad move on her part. America is still America. Baitball Blogger Sep 2017 #16

It would be hard to look out at those students and not react nor treat them differently... hlthe2b Sep 2017 #17

There is no free speech in schools edhopper Sep 2017 #18

untrue onenote Sep 2017 #37

Neither is there the right to impose political speech at the discretion of the teacher. brooklynite Sep 2017 #65

true edhopper Sep 2017 #73

If these kids had been wearing BLM t-shirts TheDebbieDee Sep 2017 #22

Our schools don't allow gang clothing. hunter Sep 2017 #24

The dress codes you describe are not content based. onenote Sep 2017 #39

Teachers here have a lot of latitude because gang wear is so fluid. hunter Sep 2017 #46

What was the nature of the "disturbance" to which you refer? onenote Sep 2017 #49

It's in the news, there was a disturbance. hunter Sep 2017 #62

Neither the article in the OP or any other article I've found about this mentions any disturbance onenote Sep 2017 #67

Major difference HockeyMom Sep 2017 #50

That phrase is now considered hate speech, IMO. ecstatic Sep 2017 #26

And hate speech still isn't illegal mythology Sep 2017 #31

This isn't about legality Bradical79 Sep 2017 #33

No it is not hack89 Sep 2017 #45

BLM garment wearers have been thrown out without a peep. brush Sep 2017 #28

There have been several instances where BLM shirts were banned and then the school had to apologize onenote Sep 2017 #48

Didn't you just state "several instances"? brush Sep 2017 #53

yes. several instances where it happened, was protested, and the school apologized. onenote Sep 2017 #54

OK. Not to the level of Congressmen inserting themselves into it though. brush Sep 2017 #57

Why I like school uniforms Phoenix61 Sep 2017 #29

Same Bradical79 Sep 2017 #34

Agree. cwydro Sep 2017 #38

Ironically, HockeyMom Sep 2017 #41

No it's not Phoenix61 Sep 2017 #43

Yes I agree. Willie Pep Sep 2017 #52

Totally agree. Duppers Sep 2017 #76

It's a tough decision Bradical79 Sep 2017 #32

It was banned where I worked on LI HockeyMom Sep 2017 #35

A content neutral policy is fine. onenote Sep 2017 #40

Did she do so on the basis of bullying or intimidating speech? haele Sep 2017 #42

So do you think that wearing a black armband to protest the Vietnam War onenote Sep 2017 #47

Actually, yes. Horrible thing to say, I know. But Math class is Math class, as is English... haele Sep 2017 #55

We'll just have to disagree on this one. onenote Sep 2017 #59

what if they were 'black lives matter' tee shirts? how would those republican reps feel? spanone Sep 2017 #44

At the beginning of each year in the schools that I Doreen Sep 2017 #56

Last year at Halloween a local teacher came dressed as Hillary Clinton in a jumpsuit Va Lefty Sep 2017 #58

They should be thankful they are not being thrown out of the only country they know RhodeIslandOne Sep 2017 #60

Not cool. BainsBane Sep 2017 #63

The teacher deserved to be disciplined for this brooklynite Sep 2017 #64

There's nothing inherently offensive about red or blue shoelaces either. hunter Sep 2017 #71

She should have given them an assignment to list all the things that have made America great randr Sep 2017 #66

This is a form of hate speech - so this is very reasonable. Joe941 Sep 2017 #68

As much as I don't like Trump and his MAGA, the students had their First Amendment rights no_hypocrisy Sep 2017 #69

I know school law, and the teacher wasn't entirely wrong. lindysalsagal Sep 2017 #70

If only someone were to print up "Make America Great Again through Bong Hits For Jesus" shirts Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #72

Totally wrong and not ok. JDC Sep 2017 #74