The latest example is of an 11-year-old that wore this t-shirt to school:
The story, as reported by MyFOXColorado.com, reads as such:
An 11-year-old in Aurora says his first amendment rights are being trampled after he was suspended for wearing a homemade shirt that reads “Obama is a terrorist’s best friend.”
The fifth grader at Aurora Frontier K-8 School wore it on a day when students were asked to wear red, white and blue to show their patriotism.
The boy’s father Dann Dalton describes himself as a “proud conservative” who has taken part in some controversial anti-abortion protests. Dalton says the school made a major mistake by suspending his son for wearing the shirt.
“It’s the public school system,” Dalton says. “Let’s be honest, it’s full of liberal loons.”
…Aurora Public Schools would not talk about the case but said the district “Respects a student’s right to free speech, such as the right to wear specific clothing,” but administrators say they review any situation that interrupts the learning environment.
Paperwork submitted by the school district says Daxx Dalton was not suspended for wearing the shirt, but for willful disobedience and defiance.
So, the question is - does a student have the right to wear whatever they want to school. No.
There have always been dress-code rules in schools. Some very stringent, some lax.
By throwing out the "I'm exercising my free speech" line, you should be able to recognize that another student or school official has the right to express there's. From the school official standpoint, they are required to enforce the dress-code if it has been violated.
The Malkinites jumped at this with there oh-so-predictable "If it had been an anti-McCain shirt" drivel.
For more reasons that I can explain at this point, conservatives feel the need to operate in an alternate reality from the one that is presented to them.
Most of the commentors on Malkin's site are not even addressing the fact that an 11-year-old child is being indoctrinated by his father to associate Barack Obama with "terrorist".
to rationalize this, they are attempting to convince anyone that reads the posting that their own children - some as young as 8 - are "well-versed" in politics.
On September 23rd, 2008 at 11:10 am, TxSkirt said:
My kidlets are 10 and 8 and are both well versed on the differences in the candidates in this race. I want to raise conservative adults. I am not of the “let the kids decide for themselves” school of thought. I also don’t allow them that all sugar diet they’ve been asking about. I’m all mean like that.
My kids have been to the republican headquarters and watched the convention. Of course, we home school so I don’t have to worry about a dress code. But if they were in public school, I would work extra hard to make sure they have the critical thinking skills it takes to question this tripe and not swallow it whole.
Some even went so far as to say that they were politically active at 11
On September 23rd, 2008 at 10:52 am, bansharia said:
disclosure: I was rabid GOP kid at 11. lived in Nixon’s home town and RR was gov hm I would have prob gotten expelled for kicking “shins” of any teacher that had a problem with shirt.
that said my class mates were not as
passionate nor are some of my neighbors as an adult!!
we just don’t know enuff on this issue
MM posted.. see ya will stop back and yammer later perhaps. enjoy this day He has created
For the reactionary masses that make up the neo-conservatives that flock to Malkin's site, there is no need for facts, no need for addressing the reality of the situation. Simply divert attention away from the problem by claiming the problem lies within another source. If that doesn't work, just make stuff up.
Of all the comments posted, only a few actually addressed the issue at hand while the remainder seem to favor indoctrination of children.
Just plain sad.
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