Court Says Student Can Wear Anti-Gay T-shirt

First, check out this article from the Argus/QConline.com. At the end was my response and a link so you can add your own comments.

Court says student can wear anti-gay T-shirt

April 24, 2008 4:36 PM

CHICAGO (AP) -- A federal appeals court says a suburban Chicago student (douche) can wear a "Be Happy, Not Gay" T-shirt at his high school.
The decision overturns a lower court's ruling (correct) that sided with the Naperville school's move to ban the anti-gay shirt. The school argued the shirt's message is derogatory and could disrupt education.

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (what do they know?) ruled Wednesday that the school can't justifying banning Alexander Nuxoll (douche) from wearing the T-shirt on the grounds it might provoke incidents of harassment of homosexuals.

Attorneys (older douches in suits) (for the Neuqua (NEE'-kwah) Valley High School sophomore welcomed the ruling. They call it a victory for students' First Amendment rights.





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My response..........

The point of being in school is to get an education. Anything that detracts from that process should be removed. When I was in high school they wouldn't let girls wear spaghetti strap/revealing tops and they banned shirts with Spuds MCKenzie and other alcohol ads on them. How was that any different? I should have taken my case to court! What a joke.

Does this mean they should also allow racist, sexist, anti-semitic, anti-christian attire as well? If you're going to allow one, you must allow all. After all that is what freedom of speech means, right?

High school is notoriously unsafe for gay and lesbian kids. Check the case files and teen suicide rates. The sad part is that the kid wearing the shirt will probably come out of the closet in the next few years. Schools have an obligation to ALL students to provide a safe, non-hostile environment, centered on learning. Let's keep the politics in Poly Sci class, shall we......

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