As you'll all soon learn, what your children wear when they leave the house
is apt to be different than what they enter the stadium in, or the party,
or the school dance, or the college dorm, etc.  Didn't you do the same when
you were a kid?  If you think you can control their behavior every second
of every day, you're wrong and making a mistake.  They have to learn to
make their own decisions, even if they make some bad ones along the way,
which they will.  And that becomes a great learning experience for them and
prepares them for life.  They won't always have Mommy and Daddy to make all
their choices for them.  And if you think the rules should be different
because they're girls, then you're in for another surprise.

John Lee



At 12:06 PM 6/4/05 -0700, Craig Lalley wrote:
>Denys, Wirt, John,
>
>
>As the father of 2 soon to be 3 daughters... I probably wouldn't allow my
>daughter to wear the t-shirt.  And, I don't believe the punishment was
>enough to cause harm.   i.e. being sent home.  I also believe the
>teacher/principle did warn the students in advance.
>
>However,
>
>What was the crime?
>Who were the victims or intended victims?
>This is VERY different from Wirt's situation of a classroom... This was a
>public event, bought a paid for by public funds.
>
>What if a parent wore the same t-shirt?
>
>What if a parent wore a t-shirt that said "f**k the 'opposing team'"?
>
>What if that parent was the biggest contributor to the athletic fund?
>
>I believe Denys and John have the right to help educate thier daughter's
>in the appropriate apparel to wear to a football game, I don't think it's
>the governments place to do so.
>
>Now John's is a mild case, these are different, all brought about by the
>the zero intelegence network.
>
>I did some research, it wasn't hard, I found so many articles, I am
>beginning to believe all t-shirts should be banned.   I wonder how many
>lawsuits and how much money has been wasted on t-shirts.
>
>I limited my searches to article written in 2005.
>
>-Craig
>
>Teen suspended for wearing 'freedom of expression' T-shirt
>
>http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=15233
>
>Plain T-shirts forbidden in Person County schools
>
>http://www.wral.com/news/4450223/detail.html
>
>Universal veto policy implemented at Massachusetts school
>In this one we get to learn about "Adjustment counselor"?  They didn't
>have those when I was in school...
>
>Apparently only liberal causes can be put on t-shirts...
>
>http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=97405
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>
>Snohomish High School should really just change thier name, it's easier
>than suspending the students.
>
>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002225807_tshirt31m.html
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>You thought "score with sophmores" was bad, try "Gifties"
>
>http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-gifties22.html
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