Ohio School Disciplines Students For Wearing ‘Straight But Supportive’ T-Shirts
Source: Think Progress
Last week, two students at Celina High School celebrated “Twin Day” with T-shirts that read “Lesbian 1? and “Lesbian 2,” but they were forced to remove them. In response, some 20 students went to school Tuesday wearing home-made T-shirts that read “I Support… [Rainbow] Express Yourself” and “Straight but Supportive,” a show of support organized by sophomore Jimmy Walter. Assistant Principal Phil Metz forced all the students to remove the shirts because they were “political,” and those who did not were given detention with the threat of suspension.
Though Metz and Principal Jason Luebke have yet to respond, Superintendent Jesse Steiner offered this weak defense for the disciplinary action:
STEINER: The only reason they would be told that they couldn’t wear something is if it is a disruption of the educational process, or if it’s not allowed in the handbook. And there’s a line in our handbook about drawing undue attention to yourself.
It’s true that the student handbook limits dress that could “materially interfere with school work, create disorder, or disrupt the educational program,” but Steiner’s interpretation of that policy in this case is grossly unconstitutional.
Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/10/31/1118441/ohio-school-suspends-students-for-wearing-straight-but-supportive-t-shirts/
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