Oklahoma City Elementary School Principal Forces 5-Year-Old to Turn Michigan T-Shirt Inside-Out

[Renew Deal]

Meet Cooper Barton, a 5-year-old in Oklahoma City who is being raised a Michigan fan. Cooper wore his Big House t-shirt to Kindergarten and was told by the principal to turn the shirt inside out because it violates the dress code. The dress code in question states that students cannot wear college apparel unless it is for an Oklahoma-based school like OU or OSU. (All pro sports apparel – including Thunder gear – is also prohibited.)
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http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/08/21/oklahoma-city-elementary-school-principal-forces-5-year-old-to-turn-michigan-t-shirt-inside-out/

[RandySF]

1. Well, actually...

it's common for gangs to use athletic shirts as a uniform of sorts.

[Drunken Irishman]

2. That's not the point...

They allow students to wear athletic gear from local college teams, but nothing out of state. This is obviously not a gang issue and more about a ridiculous rule that is inconsistent. If they don't want kids to wear team-specific shirts, they need to ban ALL team-specific shirts - including that of Oklahoma teams.

[GeorgeGist]

8. Well, actually ...

"Better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt"?

[KurtNYC]

9. Gangs DO use athletic wear for affiliation

LA Gangs Trade In Raiders Gear For Dodgers
...
Why? The Crips have always been blue, so they have a color affiliation. The Latin Angels like the “LA.” The Gangster Disciples may have started in Chicago but they like the “D” in Dodgers to mean Disciples.

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/LA-Gangs-Trade-In-Raiders-Gear-For-Dodgers-99648279.html

[limpyhobbler]

3. sounds like a stupid rule.

[Downwinder]

4. Preparing to secede?

[roody]

5. So glad my elementary school is

a uniform school. All kids wore green shirts and khaki pants today.

[longship]

6. I guess I shouldn't send my kid to school with the Sydney Swans shirt.

Just because our household are Footie fans.

(Footie == Australian rules football)

[SheilaT]

7. I'm all in favor of banning any and all clothing with

any kind of writing on it. Which was the policy of the school my two sons attended.

I happen to think the sports enthusiasm of this country is totally beyond reason. And to allow gear of local teams, but not non-local or professional teams simply reinforces my belief about sports enthusiasm.

Any country that actually wishes to invade this country should simply wait until the next time the Redskins are in the SuperBowl. Trust me, you could invade DC and it would be hours before local authorities would notice.