So our flag is banned?

[Vance2335]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/02/27/court-rules-school-can-ban-american-flag-shirts-to-avoid-racial-strife/?intcmp=latestnews

So it's ok to ban a tshirt of our flag because it might offend others??

[specialmom]

Hm.  So, those who get all hyped up about May 5th and buy salsa, margarita mix and Corona beer are good for celebrating but if a Mexican American celebrates something important to their nationality, they are bad?  

I can't imagine a school where race tension is so high that kids would make a huge deal out of wearing an American flag to school that day to thwart the patriotism to their nationality other kids might be showing.  Sounds terrible.  I lived in Texas and it wasn't competitive or tense like this and I too, if I were at the school, would do what I could to tone it down.  No t shirts for anyone.  If I hadn't done that, I'd be disappointed in the kids that showed up in American flag t shirts that day to make a statement.  I enjoy tolerance and could care less if someone is proud of their birth place or their parents birth place or their grandparents birth place.  Kind of disgusting that bothers people in my opinion.  

My kids wear a "kiss me, I'm Irish" shirt to school on St. Patty's day.  Maybe some kids will show up with American flag shirts and make a scene.  Stupid.

Haven't these kids seen West Side Story?  Geez.  (kidding . . .  but it is a tale as old as time now, isn't it?)

[R Glass]

We don’t take to kindly to it here in Baton Rouge. This A-Hole made the mistake of announcing he was going to Burn Our Flag on Facebook. By the obvious fear on his face, he realized he made a big mistake and damn sure didn’t argue with the Cops when they told him they were removing him for his safety.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzFd8nU4TI8

[orphanedhawk]

Y'know, I actually don't care for the idea of  even having flags because it supports the us against them mentality.

We are all citizens of this planet and dividing ourselves by a colored piece of cloth is just that~ divisive.

As a nation of diverse people we should be able to be inclusive.
What I've found about immigrants is the children all become American kids, whether their parents come from Mexico, China or elsewhere.

[brice1967]

Maybe its just me or maybe I am a racist, but I don't often see any other nationality so proudly support the country they are from while shunning the country in which they live.  Thank god this is America.... you can do that with out getting shot, almost.

[Vance2335]

I'm also assume they were to stir the pot but glad they did. This is America and you can celebrate any "holiday" you want from other countries but remember this is America and OUR flag is the red white and blue. So OUR flag should is of higher standing then all others. If you feel so passionately about the Mexican flag then go back to mexico or ireland or italy.

I am of Italian and Irish descent but never associate myself with those flags because 1st and foremost I am American.

[brice1967]

Perhaps these kids were stirring the pot.  In fact, its highly likely.  If that is the case there is an obvious parenting issue that you can't rely on the school for.  At the same time, I'd wonder about the parents of these kids.... how old are they and how were they raised?  Gang mentality, if its not learned in a broken home it is often learned in the street.

Back to the rights issue.  PC.  I'd guess that the administration would support the Mexican kids wearing the Mexican flag.

Speaking about issues like this close to home, I know that the administration has let bad kids continue to be bad kids because the parents are too hard to handle.  It's bull.  Everyone is afraid to call it like it is.  

We have a "0 Tolerance Policy" when it comes to violence here.  Both/all parties involved in an altercation are to be suspended.  This notorious punk (local law enforcement knows the whole family well) came up to my son and his friends and tried to pick a fight with the smaller kid.  My son told this kid to "buzz off" and the kid took a swipe at my kid.  My kid 2 hand pushed the kid to the ground.... this was off school grounds, after school hours, and the teacher just saw the other kid get shoved.

Regardless of about 8 eye witness reports saying to the contrary, it was my kid that was held responsible for the entire situation.... because the administration is afraid to approach the other kids family.  That *****, its unfair and they got a good piece of my mind over the subject.  It fell on deaf ears.