Assistant Principal Miguel Rodriguez, would be a pretty good reason why he thought it was a holiday.

Their reasons for wearing those clothes doesn't matter, they were within their rights to do so.

What a bunch of assholes

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You are the one making assumptions.
from the dress code - There was no justification for telling the students to invert their shirts according to the dress code.

What was your point in bolding the Asst. Principal's name? Other than to point out that he is Hispanic. Why is that relevant unless you are pre-judging? Pre-judging = prejudice.

And...so the kids "said" they acted out of patriotism and not to be confrontational. Kids never lie when they are confronted? One news report said the kids taunted Hispanic students before being called to the principals office....of course, the kids denied it.

You dont know what happened any more than me.

There's enough wiggle room there satisfy the lawyers, IMHO.

So assume they are lying - what's the real reason they wore flag tshirts then? to cause trouble? What is the climate of this school then, if these kids knew that simply wearing an american flag would be considered offensive, to the point that they'd need to be sent home so they didn't get beaten up by a mexican mob?

If it's so bad there, I'm glad they called attention to it. The administration needs to explain why a public school in america is so hostile towards the american flag and what they plan to do about it. They also need to learn some conflict resolution skills...

I want everyone everywhere to know that this asshole thinks its inappropriate to wear the colors of THIS country. I don't give a crap what day it is. There is NEVER a reason for this. I hope he gets fired.
Is he? One could assume that - you certainly are. It would appear to me that you are the one who's prejudice is showing.
Irrelevant
at least two of the boys wearing the American flag T-shirts have Mexican ancestry.
Yeh - I wish them luck with that.
Lawyer: the kids were wearing American flag T-shirts.
Judge: Yeh, so?
Lawyer: It was Cinco de Mayo.
Judge: Yeh, so?
Lawyer: So the Asst Principal Miguel Rodriguez asked them to turn them inside out. Hew felt it may be offensive to the Hispanic students.
Judge: So you think it is inappropriate for students to wear the colors and/or flag of America on their T-shirts IN AMERICA?
Lawyer: Uh, Yes sir it was potentially offensive.
Judge: Tough shit, This IS America , not Mexico. NEXT!

I get it....just ignore the dress code....ignore the fact that you know nothing about the kids in question.....ignore the fact that the Asst Principal presumably had a much better understanding of the school environment than any outsider....including the parents, the media and you or me.

And...you can defend your words anyway you want.

If you look at my posts, I havent defended him. I said it may or may not have been poor judgment, but in either case, IMO, it certainly wasnt a violation of the students rights. We dont have all the facts!

And pre-judging is prejudice.

I quoted the dress code
Irrelevent
Who? Asst Principal Miguel Rodriguez the one that determined wearing a T-shirt with the flag of America on it was inappropriate?
Yes I can and I have. thank you.

Yes it is and yours has been exposed.

You are making assumptions w/o knowing all the facts...w/o hearing anything from the Asst Principal, other than what was reported.

That...in any language is pre-judging or prejudice.

Merc speak :eek:

lol - Wait what? Your reverting to that already? Is that all you got?
Isn't it you who claimed that when one cannot defend their position they....

And you are still ignoring that you dont have all the facts.

I stated my position. I dont know enough about the the school, the students and the situation to make an informed decision. I said it may have been poor judgment or not and I said, IMO, it was not a violation of their rights - dress codes are not generally not an infrigement of a student's right of expression.

What part of my position dont you understand?

But you presumably know more about it than me.

I am stating my opinion based upon the facts as we have them.
Asst Principal Miguel Rodriguez determined wearing a T-shirt with the flag of America on it is in America is inappropriate.

That will never ever be ok with me - Ever. What bothers me is that it is ok with you and apparently some others.

God forbid you 3 ever shut the fuck up with your bickering bullshit thread ruining crap. Fucking assholes.