Scary, VERY Scary

ntimevan · Apr 24, 2013

Ah this story of removing your shirt, I the teacher find it offensive brings back high school memories. ..from 1975.....lol

cheri1122 · Apr 24, 2013

xiggi said:
I think at 14 the only ones who would think it political is the teachers. But lets say your correct that is even more reason the teachers were wrong. Political speech is free speech and our kids should be encouraged about it rather than discouraged.

Your first sentence makes my point: at age 14, politics and the rights & responsibilities of free speech are subjects they're still learning, and not capable of forming a fully informed opinion. Adolescent brains [if that's not an oxymoron, having raised 2 myself, lol] are not capable of adult decisions - yet.
The right to bear arms is as controversial an issue right now as civil rights were in the 60's, or the war in Vietnam. Neither of those issues would raise an eyebrow if a kid wore a shirt that referenced them, today, because they're not topical - but the 2nd amendment certainly is. 10 years ago, or 10 years from now, it wouldn't matter, but right now? It's a political issue.

layoutshooter · Apr 24, 2013

Even IF it were "Just" his parent's ideas? It's THEIR school! THEY are footing the bill. NOT the ONE teacher that complained, not the principle. BOTH those individuals are EMPLOYEES of the parents, so was the LEO.

xiggi · Apr 25, 2013

cheri1122 said:
Your first sentence makes my point: at age 14, politics and the rights & responsibilities of free speech are subjects they're still learning, and not capable of forming a fully informed opinion. Adolescent brains [if that's not an oxymoron, having raised 2 myself, lol] are not capable of adult decisions - yet.
The right to bear arms is as controversial an issue right now as civil rights were in the 60's, or the war in Vietnam. Neither of those issues would raise an eyebrow if a kid wore a shirt that referenced them, today, because they're not topical - but the 2nd amendment certainly is. 10 years ago, or 10 years from now, it wouldn't matter, but right now? It's a political issue.