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A high school student was briefly suspended, then re-admitted (upon advice of lawyer to the school), for wearing a pro-war T-shirt<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Derik Rosario, 15, whose mother is a Marine master sergeant fighting in Kuwait, wore a T-shirt that read, “War: Justifiable Homicide” to school Friday morning, the same day an anti-war protest was scheduled at the school.
\nAccording to the school, he and a few other boys wearing pro-war T-shirts were asked early Friday morning to turn the shirts inside out or face suspension in order to prevent conflict with the war protesters.
\n“I looked at the shirts, and I pictured the protest that morning, and I saw a situation that could turn ugly or dangerous,” said Principal Ron Briggs. “So I asked them, for safety reasons, to turn the shirts inside out.”<\/p>\n

First off, why would the principal be worried about an “ugly or dangerous” situation with anti<\/i>-war protesters?<\/p>\n

Secondly, why should the political statements of pro-war students have to give way to anti-war students? Why should the rally trump a t-shirt?<\/p>\n

I suspect it was the latter point that led a district lawyer to suggest that the principal might want to reverse the suspension.<\/p>\n

And, for what it’s worth, the shirt did not cause a disturbance. And the principal says he’s “proud” of Derik for standing up for his rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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