8th grader arrested,suspended for NRA tshirt

[Schmeck]

The thing about dress policy everyone opinion as to what is distractive or indecent is vastly different, to me that shirt is neither distractive or indecent. IT depends on the person making the call feels about the subject in question

But the policy clearly states that images of items not allowed in the school are not allowed. So, guns are not allowed in school, and neither is a t-shirt with a gun on it. That's not an opinion.

 

[sunshinehighway]

Parents shouldn't use their children as a way to send political messages.

 

[jodifla]

They can't wear images of guns in our district, or skulls, or other "death" images.

 

[StephMK]

Handbooks around here are very clear that no guns, drugs, foul language, or gestures are allowed. If the cops were called, there was a reason for it more than just a minor argument with a teacher.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Handbooks around here are very clear that no guns, drugs, foul language, or gestures are allowed. If the cops were called, there was a reason for it more than just a minor argument with a teacher.

Also were the cops "called" or do they already have a resource police officer at the school?

All of our middle and high schools here have a full time resource police officer on staff all day, everyday. He carries a gun at all times.

 

[StephMK]

Also were the cops "called" or do they already have a resource police officer at the school?

All of our middle and high schools here have a full time resource police officer on staff all day, everyday. He carries a gun at all times.

True, and at some schools, I can see how they would need to get one student under control quickly if he was really losing it.

 

[momontheright]

Parents shouldn't use their children as a way to send political messages.

And let's add that teachers should not use their classroom to do the same.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Parents shouldn't use their children as a way to send political messages.

What makes you assume the kid didn't choose the shirt himself.

As to those who believe the shirt was intentionally inflammatory, I find that a huge stretch as well. Wearing a shirt you like doesn't mean you're automatically looking for a reaction from anyone else. If my kid wore a Justin Bieber shirt, undoubtedly, someone would respond with "Bieber sucks!". That doesn't mean that wearing the shirt was an attempt to draw that reaction.

I won't argue whether the shirt violates the rules. Clearly the school says it does and that's that. But to assume its anything more than its just a shirt out of this kid's closet is just that - an assumption.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Handbooks around here are very clear that no guns, drugs, foul language, or gestures are allowed. If the cops were called, there was a reason for it more than just a minor argument with a teacher.

I still have a problem with the bogus charge. If he did something to warrant a disorderly conduct charge, assault, or some other defineable crime (and I'm not saying he didn't), then fine charge him. Otherwise, what the........

 

[sunshinehighway]

What makes you assume the kid didn't choose the shirt himself.

As to those who believe the shirt was intentionally inflammatory, I find that a huge stretch as well. Wearing a shirt you like doesn't mean you're automatically looking for a reaction from anyone else. If my kid wore a Justin Bieber shirt, undoubtedly, someone would respond with "Bieber sucks!". That doesn't mean that wearing the shirt was an attempt to draw that reaction.

I won't argue whether the shirt violates the rules. Clearly the school says it does and that's that. But to assume its anything more than its just a shirt out of this kid's closet is just that - an assumption.

He's an 8th grader, that makes him 13ish? Even if he wanted to wear the shirt, the parents should have known it wasn't appropriate for school. Regardless of what their views are, middle school isn't the place for it. The shirt makes a political statement, one that is a hot button issue right now.

If the teacher tells you to turn the shirt inside out, you do it. You don't argue. You don't have to agree and have your parents take issue with it later but, you do what the teacher wants out of respect. That fact that the dad is defending the kid's arguing with the teacher makes me believe he is using the kid for his political views.

Is Beiber a hot button , national debate right now?

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Was he in a gifted class? Both of my gifties like to express themselves through fashion. It's part of their gifts.

Just so you know, your schtick played itself out a few weeks ago.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

He's an 8th grader, that makes him 13ish? Even if he wanted to wear the shirt, the parents should have known it wasn't appropriate for school. Regardless of what their views are, middle school isn't the place for it. The shirt makes a political statement, one that is a hot button issue right now.

If the teacher tells you to turn the shirt inside out, you do it. You don't argue. You don't have to agree and have your parents take issue with it later but, you do what the teacher wants out of respect. That fact that the dad is defending the kid's arguing with the teacher makes me believe he is using the kid for his political views.

Is Beiber a hot button , national debate right now?

I'm not going to argue what is or isn't appropriate school wear. I'm simply saying that you're making a pretty big leap about the reason the shirt was worn.

As for Bieber, well yeah actually around here he's a much hotter topic of debate than the NRA

 

[plutotek]

If the teacher tells you to turn the shirt inside out, you do it. You don't argue.

Actually, back in the day, a situation like this is exactly a case in which I was instructed to disobey by my parents; more specifically, if a situation arose such as this, I was to say no, and that I would like to go to the office and call my parents, and make this request in front of witnesses. Teachers are not the end all/be all, and having had too many experiences w/them trying to abuse their powers, my son was also given those same instructions.

I'm not a 'gun nut' nor am I in favor of knee-jerk policies regarding gun control, so based on the facts as presented, I don't see his shirt as being disruptive unless the teacher made it so.

 

[A_Princess'_Daddy]

Actually, back in the day, a situation like this is exactly a case in which I was instructed to disobey by my parents; more specifically, if a situation arose such as this, I was to say no, and that I would like to go to the office and call my parents, and make this request in front of witnesses. Teachers are not the end all/be all, and having had too many experiences w/them trying to abuse their powers, my son was also given those same instructions.

I'm not a 'gun nut' nor am I in favor of knee-jerk policies regarding gun control, so based on the facts as presented, I don't see his shirt as being disruptive unless the teacher made it so.

Or unless the student made it a disruptive issue, either before or after being asked to turn it inside out or take it off.

It sounds like the issue wasn't just the shirt, but the student's behavior. Because the school district is bound by confidentiality, they cannot give "their side" but we have no reason to believe that the student's "story" is anything more than just that, a story. If he'd have taken the approach that your parents taught you to take instead of apparently becoming belligerent to the point that the police were involved, my guess is that this never would have escalated.

 

[sunshinehighway]

Actually, back in the day, a situation like this is exactly a case in which I was instructed to disobey by my parents; more specifically, if a situation arose such as this, I was to say no, and that I would like to go to the office and call my parents, and make this request in front of witnesses. Teachers are not the end all/be all, and having had too many experiences w/them trying to abuse their powers, my son was also given those same instructions.

I'm not a 'gun nut' nor am I in favor of knee-jerk policies regarding gun control, so based on the facts as presented, I don't see his shirt as being disruptive unless the teacher made it so.

Why assume it must have been the teacher that made it disruptive? The kid and his dad aren't going to go to the media and say he was disruptive or belligerent. There would be no story if they did. The school can't say anything about what happened so all you have is one side.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

True, no telling who brought up the shirt. We don't even know what time of day this happened, do we? Did he go all day incident free? Or was this 5 minutes int period one?

 

[gert]

I'm a county over from Logan county (where this took place). It's very much a pro-gun area. Most of the teachers are probably hunters, along with the middle school students. A pro-NRA shirt would have been allowed, had it not also depicted a gun. It's the gun on the t-shirt that is against policy, just as a pot leaf or joint depicted on a shirt would be. Every year, parents & students have to sign the handbook affirming that they are aware of and agree to adhere to these policies. There's another side to this story that the school isn't allowed to tell.

 

[Granny square]

I'm a county over from Logan county (where this took place). It's very much a pro-gun area. Most of the teachers are probably hunters, along with the middle school students. A pro-NRA shirt would have been allowed, had it not also depicted a gun. It's the gun on the t-shirt that is against policy, just as a pot leaf or joint depicted on a shirt would be. Every year, parents & students have to sign the handbook affirming that they are aware of and agree to adhere to these policies. There's another side to this story that the school isn't allowed to tell.

The handbook says "no guns". I gathered it didn't.

The school just needs to show that is the policy. And that it wasn't discretionary.

 

[Poohforyou]

I had a 5 yo wear a t-shirt with a skull and crossbones to Sunday school a few weeks ago. Sometimes parents don't think or just don't pay attention to what their kids wear.

Our district has a dress policy from kindergarten thru 12th grade. Each fall and spring parents and students are reminded of it. By 8th this kid should have the thing memorized. Sounds like he wanted to push the envelope, similar to a girl wearing hootchie shorts to school at the 1st sign of spring.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

similar to a girl wearing hootchie shorts to school at the 1st sign of spring.

The 6th Grade girls got talked to this week at our school. And one of the girls announced, "We wouldn't even be having this talk if "E" hadn't worn her hooker boots today"