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memebag said:
That's a public school, so some 1st amendment rights are protected. Others not so much, but it isn't a private business.
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Public schools have dress code policies; they ban all sorts of stuff printed on shirts, as well as certain types of clothing. No different than broadcast TV or radio having standards.

In my opinion, the mistake made by the school was letting these misguided kids participate in the yearbook photo shoot. They should've been sent home.
 
scotchandcigar said:
Public schools have dress code policies; they ban all sorts of stuff printed on shirts, as well as certain types of clothing. No different than broadcast TV or radio having standards.

In my opinion, the mistake made by the school was letting these misguided kids participate in the yearbook photo shoot. They should've been sent home.
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I have no problem with this as long as the policy is banning all political slogans from all clothing in the pics. If it is specific to trump, then it is inappropriate.


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scotchandcigar said:
Public schools have dress code policies; they ban all sorts of stuff printed on shirts, as well as certain types of clothing. No different than broadcast TV or radio having standards.
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Some speech is protected in schools. See Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District. The speech that hasn't been protected since Tinkey has been indecent, disruptive or advocating illegal behavior. Purely political speech (like the shirt above) is almost certainly protected.

A case could be made that the student is allowed to wear the shirt to school but not display the shirt in a school publication because the publication wasn't established as a forum for student expression.
 
memebag said:
That's a public school, so some 1st amendment rights are protected. Others not so much, but it isn't a private business.
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I was implying the yearbook company, but the school can still have a say in what is and what is not acceptable or appropriate for yearbook photos
 
memebag said:
Some speech is protected in schools. See Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District. The speech that hasn't been protected since Tinkey has been indecent, disruptive or advocating illegal behavior. Purely political speech (like the shirt above) is almost certainly protected.

A case could be made that the student is allowed to wear the shirt to school but not display the shirt in a school publication because the publication wasn't established as a forum for student expression.
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My ex-wife once sent one of the kids to school wearing a t-shirt she got with her "Marlboro miles"; it was black, with a tiny Marlboro logo in the upper left corner. He was sent home. Which category of yours did that fall into?
semipenguin said:
I was implying the yearbook company, but the school can still have a say in what is and what is not acceptable or appropriate for yearbook photos
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The yearbook company should just make yearbooks; they should have no part in making any policy decisions. It's like those bakeries that refuse to make a cake that'll be used at a gay wedding. Just bake the f'ing cake, and leave the judgement to others.
 
scotchandcigar said:
My ex-wife once sent one of the kids to school wearing a t-shirt she got with her "Marlboro miles"; it was black, with a tiny Marlboro logo in the upper left corner. He was sent home. Which category of yours did that fall into?
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Not my categories. These are Supreme Court decisions. If I had to guess, I'd guess a Marlboro logo is protected speech (not political, but not strictly advocating illegal behavior like "Bongs for Jesus" was) and your ex-wife was violating that kid's 1st amendment rights.

I was sent home for wearing this to high school:

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I argued the absence of nipples meant the image was no more indecent than the stylized female forms on many of the trophies in the school trophy cabinet, but my argument was not persuasive.

I was also disciplined for writing "Gravity is a myth/The Earth sucks!" on a blackboard, singing the "Star Spangled Banner" off key and making a lewd gesture with an indecent shirt. And a bunch of other stuff. Ah, school days.
 
Wolf said:
Puerto Rico upholds statehood demand in contentious vote - 3TV | CBS 5

Would be kinda interesting if the U.S. ever made Puerto Rico the 51st state. If it did happen, this would be the future flag with 51 stars.

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it a neat story. 97% voted yes to become a state but only like 23% of registered voters actually voted. normally their elections get something like 80+% of registered voters voting but in this case the party opposed to becoming a state waged a campaign telling people if they were against statehood to simply not vote.
 
memebag said:
Not my categories. These are Supreme Court decisions. If I had to guess, I'd guess a Marlboro logo is protected speech (not political, but not strictly advocating illegal behavior like "Bongs for Jesus" was) and your ex-wife was violating that kid's 1st amendment rights.

I was sent home for wearing this to high school:

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I argued the absence of nipples meant the image was no more indecent than the stylized female forms on many of the trophies in the school trophy cabinet, but my argument was not persuasive.

I was also disciplined for writing "Gravity is a myth/The Earth sucks!" on a blackboard, singing the "Star Spangled Banner" off key and making a lewd gesture with an indecent shirt. And a bunch of other stuff. Ah, school days.
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If you didn't have Memewood when you were making your case, they might have bought it......
 
JHDK said:
it a neat story. 97% voted yes to become a state but only like 23% of registered voters actually voted. normally their elections get something like 80+% of registered voters voting but in this case the party opposed to becoming a state waged a campaign telling people if they were against statehood to simply not vote.
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Yea, but how many of the citizens are legal and possibly put a wall around that island? j/k that something Trump would say.

Yes, Hectic I will behave! :p
 
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