I think it's sad that the boy is being brainwashed to believe that, but there is no reason for him not beling allowed to wear the shirt. I hope the school will reverse their ruling and allow the boy to wear that shirt.
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I'm definitely of the belief that kids (and everyone else) should be able to wear what they want. But I wonder if the kid actually despises Obama or if he just wanted to get a rise out of people as 11-year-olds are known to do.
Seeing as Obama is a father, I'm guessing his first reaction would be to want to explain to the kid what exactly is wrong with that. I don't mean that he shouldn't have a right to say what he wants or to express himself, which I do believe in, but to set the kid straight.
However, on a legal basis, there are only two states in the country (if I'm not mistaken, and I may be) that have protections of first amendment rights for public elementary and high school students, and those are Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. I could look it up, but I'm sort of tired/lazy right now. The point is that on a legal basis, the school has the ability to handle the situation the way they did, and the kid was given options. It's not like they suspended him right off the bat.
Now, whether the law is constitutional or not is another whole debate and hinges on constitutional interpretation - do all those legal rights and equality come into play as a minor while you're still under your parents' custody, or only after you turn 18? Is it reasonable in a society that requires education for its kids that a parent can expect his or her child will be able to receive that education without being disrupted by someone else? Is that kid's first amendment right, if you believe he has it as a minor, more important than the rights of his classmates to get an uninterrupted education?
Don't get me wrong, I'm not necessarily taking sides, though I think the issue is a lot more complicated than just a free speech issue, I'm just trying to play devil's advocate and not paint this as black and white as it might seem on face value. Anyway, nice find and I'm glad you brought it to my attention.
that's rough. I'm not 100% sure how I feel about it. Obviously, it was a dumb thing to wear, but how mad can you really get a kid who just echoes what he hears at home? I blame the parents.
I know that kids can wear whatever they want in a public school so long as it is not found to be inciting violence, lewd or obscene.. I think. I took a civil liberties class last year.
Technically, you could say his shirt might incite violence, is lewd, or at least obscene so its totally legal. i believe.
I think the shirt is meant to be more of a political statement than one that is offensive. That being said, it's not accurate and certainly wrong for him to be wearing, but I wouldn't ban the right for the 11 year old to wear it.
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