Student's shirt spurs review of rules,,,, one tuff kid!

[bahrbearian]

A school's decision to order a student to cover a political statement on a T-shirt has led the Appoquinimink School District to plan a review of its policies to ensure free speech rights are balanced against the educational mission of the district.

Freedom of speech issues will be addressed at the district level on a case-by-case basis while the guidelines are reviewed, officials said Monday.

Once the review is complete, a guide will be developed, and administrators will get training to ensure consistency and legal compliance.

http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2004/11/23studentsshirtsp.html

[Bluzmann57]

1. Case by case

yeah right! If the young man had a tshirt on that said how wonderful bush is, there wouldn't have been anything made of it, most likely. I hope that guy keeps on wearing that shirt (after its been washed) and keeps on fighting for his right to free speech. If I was his father, I'd consider a lawsuit if the anti and pro bush people aren't treated equally.

[MatrixEscape]

2. Kudos to the kid!

I admire his statment! I hope he knows that his effort is heroic, no matter how small.

Ah, if we only had more of them.

[Career Prole]

3. Atta boy!!!!

There is hope for the future! :bounce:

[chicagiana]

4. Equal protection ...

Whatever policy they draft, it must treat each student and each message equally. If they feel that messages on shirts are a distraction, they should probably just ban any clothes with words, pictures or drawings on them.

Of course, I'm an advocate of school uniforms. So I'm kind of biased on the matter.

[Gnaeus]

5. Good Job.

I might have done the same sort of thing if my Kerry shirt hadn't gotten such mean looks.