2 Oklahoma Boys Pulled From Class for 'Black Lives Matter' T-Shirts

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Two brothers, 8 and 5, were removed from their Oklahoma elementary school classrooms this past week and made to wait out the school day in a front office for wearing T-shirts that read “Black Lives Matter,” according to the boys’ mother.

The superintendent of the Ardmore, Okla., school district where the brothers, Bentlee and Rodney Herbert, attend different schools had previously told their mother, Jordan Herbert, that politics would “not be allowed at school,” Ms. Herbert recalled on Friday.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma has called the incident a violation of the students’ First Amendment rights.

On April 30, Bentlee, who is in the third grade, went to class at Charles Evans Elementary in a Black Lives Matter shirt, which Ms. Herbert said he had picked out himself to wear.

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[roamer65]

1. Civil rights aren't political.

They are basic human rights, regardless of political rhetoric.

The superintendent and school should be sued.

[Delmette2.0]

6. Yes, yes, yes!

[DTomlinson]

22. Of course they are political.

If they weren't there would be no political disagreement, no need for Congress to get involved.

What exactly is your definition of "political?"

[Dr. Strange]

24. I think people have this negative view of "politics".

They seem to have this view that causes anything associated with politics to become tainted. But basic things like human rights are very much a part of politics. A large deal of politics is pushing for what we'd consider to be human rights.

[blueinredohio]

3. Most schools have a dress code.

I guess it depends what theirs says.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. The shirts

[TreasonousBastard]

5. Dunno if 5 and 8 year olds have 1st Amendment rights, but BLM isn't really politics as much...

as basic human decency.

Might as well blame "End human Suffering" t-shits,

[roamer65]

7. All Americans have 1st amendment rights.

You are right, BLM isn’t politics. It’s basic human rights.

[luckone]

16. +1

[11 Bravo]

8. I wonder how white kids wearing Confederate flag, or ...

Blue Lives Matter T-shirts would be received in Ardmore.

I'm guessing they wouldn't be kicked out of class.

[niyad]

9. Are confederate shirts allowed? White power signs? iq45 blurbs?

[maxrandb]

17. Please don't do this

BLM T-Shirts have NOTHING in common with Confederate Flag, or White Power T-Shirts.

These are not the same.

It's like saying someone wearing a Holocaust Remembrance Shirt shouldn't be allowed, because we don't allow Nazi Shirts.

The ONLY reason it's even remotely political is because the Retrumplican Party and Conservatives have become synonymous with RACISM.

That's their problem.

I know this is not your intent, but using that comparison equates BLM with White Supremacy.

One of those things is NOT like the other.

[niyad]

20. It would be an indication of how racist the school board is, but I understand your excellent point.

[USALiberal]

21. What about "white life's matter" or Blue?

[maxrandb]

23. I don't care if people wear those either

Look, the Democratic Party and Progressives, Moderates and Liberals are NOT saying "white, blue, or conservative" lives "don't matter".

Retrumplicans seem to have a serious problem with someone saying, or opining that "black lives matter".

How is it political?

The shirts aren't saying "Democrats Lives Matter"

They aren't promoting one political party over another.

The shirts aren't like a MAGA Shirt which is a trademarked political slogan specific to one party.

How do we know the kids aren't from a conservative or Retrumplican family.

We are assuming that since they are not white supremacists they are making a political statement.

Again, that's a problem for the racist Retrumplican Party to figure out.

It's their problem that a statement like Black Lives Matter is seen as politically biased toward one party.

[rickyhall]

10. When I was in high school (Class of '74) there was a rule passed: "No shirts with lettering".

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

11. Where did you go to school?

I graduated the year after that and things were never that strict.

[rickyhall]

14. Smalltown, Arkansas

Wasn't really strict. It was country, shirt & jeans, some skirts. No halter tops, short skirts or cutoffs. Fort Worth was worse. They didn't let girls wear pants till I was a sophomore and because skirts got so short. They never expected hot pants. I used to get "licks" for leaving my shirttail out.

[maxrandb]

18. Funny Story, but when I was in the Navy

I was stopped by the Quarterdeck Watch. I was wearing an Ohio State Polo Shirt.

I had to explain that those were Buckeye leaves, not Marijuana.

[Phoenix61]

12. So much easier to have a dress code that says

no words, logos, etc on any clothing.

[Journeyman]

15. A lot of schools throughout the Southland here in California have that restriction . . .

it both cuts down on gang affiliations as well as those who flaunt labels for social status.

Some go further, and restrict displays of colors, but to my understanding that's not as prevalent as the labels and writing.

[happybird]

13. Why did they make the kids miss the whole day of classes?

When I was in school (80’s-90’s) if a shirt was deemed unacceptable, for whatever reason, they just made you turn it inside out and carry on with your day.

[Mr.Bill]

19. The schools where I live do not allow any article

of clothing that says anything at all on it, except the name of the school or their team name. If you wear a shirt that says hello on it, you can be sent home.

[IowaGuy]

25. The Supreme court has spoken on this....

It seems to me the administrators of this school system should explain why they do not support the Constitution and the law of the land as defined by the Supreme Court.

[link:https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/facts-and-case-summary-tinker-v-des-moines|