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Source: Portland Press Herald
SOUTH PORTLAND When Connor Mullen started wearing a baseball cap bearing Donald Trumps campaign slogan to South Portland High School three weeks ago, he expected other students to taunt him.
But when two adults who work in the school made fun of him, including a teacher who Mullen said blurted Thank God you cant vote, he decided to speak out. Friday, he voiced his concerns to administrators and was told that while he was free to wear the hat, which reads Make America Great Again, he might want to consider leaving it at home to avoid further problems.
To Mullen, the advice seemed to contradict what hed heard from teachers over the years, that Americans have a right to their own political opinions, and we must all respect that.
I knew kids would pick on me about it, thats just kids being kids, but when the adults started doing it I thought thats problematic, said Mullen, 16 and a sophomore. This is a school that preaches equality.
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Read more: http://www.pressherald.com/2016/04/12/student-in-pro-trump-hat-sets-off-taunting-dialogue-at-high-school/