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In reply to the discussion: So What Would You Do If Your 13 Year Old Student Came to Class [View all]ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)23. Oh sure, it's a major grey area, one that can land a school in legal hot water
Shoot, they try to do away with the problem by mandating school uniforms, but even that doesn't work. There are mini-rebellions using buttons and earrings. I quite agree that the teacher in the article you posted previously acted incorrectly by calling out the student in the Romney shirt. I also agree that this is a two-way street; we can't censor only those clothes that offend our own sensibilities because that jeopardizes all students' freedom of speech.
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Oh sure, it's a major grey area, one that can land a school in legal hot water
ProudLib72
Aug 2019
#23
Whatever I did, I'd try to be consistent with my previous reactions to analogous behavior
RockRaven
Aug 2019
#4
Ah, but what if that student came to class wearing a hoodie with a swastika on it?
YOHABLO
Aug 2019
#18
My take: Supporting Trump represents free speech, but swastikas represent hate speech
True Dough
Aug 2019
#19
You'd love the facts in Newsom v. Albemarle County School Bd., 354 F.3d 249 (4th Cir. 2003)
jberryhill
Aug 2019
#22