Does Your local high school allow t-shirts like Cindy's?

[fed-up]

Everyone should call their local school district or look online to find out their policy on what is allowed. I think calling to confirm the wording on Cindy's shirt (without mentioning where the wording came from) would be even better. I believe politcal t-shirts are okay.

Then report your results on DU in the morning and send the results to the media. If our kids can wear shirts like Cindy's, why can't Cindy??

Just found ours online:

STUDENT DRESS CODE

Students may not wear, display or be in possession of clothing and/or accessories as interpreted by school personnel as negative, derogatory, or inappropriate, which:

A. Indicate an association with a group (such as taggers, gang, or crew) which is determined to be detrimental to the safety and well-being of the school community;

B. Are obscene, sexually explicit, suggestive, or derogatory;

C. Express or advocate violence, express racial, gender, or ethnic messages;

D. Promote or advocate the use of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, or intoxicants of any kind;

E. Create a disruption to the safe and orderly operation of the school.

[doublethink]

1. I think we should make a t-shirt with Cindy's picture on it .......

now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

[noamnety]

2. At a big awards ceremony last night

there was a student wearing an International Terrorist (with a giant picture of Bush) tee shirt.

It was at a large theatre (Macomb Performing Arts Center), that was packed, for a regional award ceremony that was for students from all around the metro Detroit area. The kid was called up for a prominent award, and was standing on stage for quite some time. :)

[aresef]

3. No, nobody I know has every been pulled aside.

[Sydnie]

4. that is pretty standard dress code language there

I made numerous t shirts for my kids in 2004 for the election. They wore them to school with no problem. Two faces of bush, hamsters for kerry, blivet** and cheney as OZ characters (if I only had a heart/brain), ... not one word of an issue. Can't see that a shirt as described that Cindy was wearing, would have not raised an eyebrow.

There is a big difference between say a Senator or Congressperson wearing one (teacher or principal) and a student wearing one (guest with a ticket). She wasn't throwing chicken guts at him or anything. It was just a t-shit. It was not a campaign tshirt (which, might not be allowed due to public building laws prohibiting electioneering in any public building), but rather it was a statement shirt. It should fall under protected speech since it didn't name a candidate directly.

That's just this former school committee chairman's take on it from a school/government building aspect anyway.

[fed-up]

5. Thanks, also students are NOT ARRESTED for infractions, they're covered up

or sent home.

BUT NOT f*cking arrested....

My son has worn his favorite shirt "These Colors Don't Run the World" and has not had a problem.

I hate what is happening in my country. :(

[KitchenWitch]

6. I think they can use item E to exclude just about anything they want.

[chookie]

7. Anyone remember the mall incident?

A man and his son were evicted by mall security for wearing antiBush tshirts to a MALL. Not the Washington Mall, just your ordinary mall.