Student put in In-school Suspension for wearing Obama Tshirt
Based on the conversation with Dr. Mallard of Indian Creek Middle School in Covington, GA 30014, that forbade any student from wearing political clothing, or buttons on Wednesday, November 5, 2008, th... continue reading »
"This is an example of why we need to promote diversity in the school."
"The fact that there has only been one president that is of color does not make it a racial issue. There have only been 44 presidents in the history of this country. Did the school board make this ruling for the entire county?"
"I am extremely disturbed by the sophistry if not total bigotry of the principal as the rational for the suspension. South or not we have a new president. I suspect that the Principal is part of the problem and that she must be disciplined if not fire for "
"This is ridiculous modern racist insanity. This sounds like a Civil Liberties case to me."
"I'm dissapointed that someone entrusted to be a positive influence on students would take a situation like this and put barriers up to fuel the situation in a negetive way. If the school would have been proactive about being open, honest and discussed the"
"Very disturbing behavior on our teacher's part."
"This is not just an outrage for black people, this is an outrage for Americans"
"When there is not a written dress code, how can one be enforced by singling out certain students to punish for the clothes the choose to wear."
"This is disgraceful. This is our President elect and we should all be thankful."
"Standing up for our rights."
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"I think that this is needed so that people can see that we will not take this kind of treatment lightly."