Hate-free hats: Student challenges county schools' new policy on first day

[Yonnie3]

I am wondering if this was related to the threat to Albemarle County Schools and resulting arrest.

From c-ville weekly

Jonathan Haynes
3/20/19 at 7:09 AM

Just hours after Albemarle County Public Schools’ new interpretation of its dress code went into effect on March 12, a Western Albemarle High student was sent to the principal’s office. He had refused to remove a hat bearing the Confederate insignia.

ACPS Superintendent Matt Haas had emailed parents the previous day to announce a ban on the “wearing of clothing associated with organizations that promote white supremacy, racial division, hatred, or violence,” making clear that included Confederate imagery and the Nazi swastika.

Schools spokesperson Phil Giaramita stresses that the dress code itself has not changed. “It’s the same policy, which does not specify content and is viewpoint neutral,” he says. “But it does say that clothing that becomes disruptive to the learning environment is not permitted.”
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https://www.c-ville.com/hate-free-hats-student-challenges-county-schools-new-policy-on-first-day/

[Sinistrous]

1. Simple. Suspend student pending compliance.