I just read this article about a 5th grade boy who, in an effort to "show his patriotism" at school made a shirt that reads "Obama - A Terrorists Best Friend". This kid got suspended from school, the reason being that when he was asked to change his shirt or get suspended he chose to get suspended.
At first I thought, even though I don't agree AT ALL with his "opinion" (cough, fathers opinion) if he wants to wear the shirt, hell, let him. But if you take a close look at his fine, handcrafted painting. The red color paint he used makes it almost look like blood, making the scribbled handwriting that much more creepy.
His father says he's planning on sueing the school district. That alone angers me. The kid was obviously looking for trouble wanted to "stir things up". The students were ASKED to wear something patriotic (aka RED, WHITE, and BLUE) and this child went out of his way to make something that was a) offensive b) creepy as hell.
SOLUTION:
Counter-sue the father for encouraging his son to disrupt the schools operations and libel for calling the school full of "liberal loons".
Then take him in the back and get rid of him?
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
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I don't like the phrase that was on the t-shirt. It can be taken patriotic, but it can also be very insulting, which I think gives the school district the right to force the child to change shirts. People should be allowed to voice their opinion, but the school setting is a different one, where you basically have a captive audience (students are forced to go to school by law). In that sense, I think the school has the right to make the environment safe and friendly for its students.
Perhaps the father should have paid more attention to his kid to begin with, to see what kind of stuff he was bringing to school.
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