Next, despite the alleged fact that teens are incapable of controlling themselves, I believe it is indeed a fact that they controlled themselves in greater percentages back when pre-marital and other forms of sex were widely considered improper behavior. (That would be pre-Hefner.) Thus, all discussions of sexual behavior, straight or otherwise, should be restricted in schools to that which discourages it until adulthood. Self-discipline, character, honor, as described back during those halcyon days (pre-Hef) should be highlighted. The current attitude of “they’re gonna do it anyway”, is total abdication of parental responsibility and there should be a T-shirt depicting it’s shamefulness as well.

There seems to be an imbalance regarding the push to protect gay/lesbian students from harrassment or heckling in schools these days. Yet, school has always been a place where some kids will unload on other kids. If a victim ain’t gay, he’s fat, homely, geeky, or a hundred other possibilities for attack. It’s what kids do. Some teachers put rainbows or other “gay” symbols on their classroom doors or windows to proclaim them “safe zones” for gay kids. Fine. How about a cheeseburger picture for the fat kids, or something for the poor kids or a dunce cap picture for kids like steve? There is a push in schools that is aligned with the gay agenda of total acceptance that is inconsistent with any valid scientific data to support it. The GSA may not talk about sex in their meetings, but do they ever mention, for the sake of the kids they purport to protect, the dangers of the lifestyle? Not to my knowledge. The GSA is indeed an advocacy group no matter how it’s dressed up. The Day of Silence is also an advocacy event and the T-shirt worn by Harper is an appropriate message of opposition that is in no way “hate speech” as it’s message is not hateful. Rather, it is merely a different point of view. Different POV’s are often hurtful by virtue of it contrary position, but that doesn’t make it hate speech. As said by others, if the school allows one side of an issue, it must allow the other. Those who claim offense are stifling the free speech of their opponents. In this case, it’s just more shameful behavior and a T-shirt is needed for that.

Sister Toldjah asks “what is wrong with this picture?” regarding this story:A suburban San Diego teenager who was barred from wearing a T-shirt with anti-gay rhetoric to class lost a bid to have his high school’s dress code suspended Thursday…

- The issue is permiting one voice and not the other. in a word “partiality”. If there has to be any “messages” I would support positive ones, nothing disparaging. But really I just don’t think sexual orientaion/political messages belong in the school system. Clearer?

- Bang

The 9th Circuit has just issued a 2-1 decision in Harper v. Poway Unified School District. The majority opinion (linked above) was by Stephen Reinhardt, Judge Alex Kozinski dissented here.

First, the facts. Stephen Harper is a student at Poway Uni…

In response to your comment of 4/21.

You have really strange ideas.

To who is the Che offensive hair stylists?

Would you care to try your flag burning, flag changing stunt in a public school? You may need to find out first hand where would the Police shove your “Freedom of Speach” ideas.

Fortunately in our country there is a place and a time for almost everything. If the kid wants to wear his T-shirt, burn a flag or two, and piss on the Che he is more than welcomed, provided that he does it IN THE RIGHT PLACE and TIME.

Our kids go to class to learn not to parade the latest T-Shirts slogans….. or at least that is how we want to keep it.

“The only thing I’m “anti” is intolerance.”

Where are all you words of outrage about Mz Jacobson physically attacking the student cross display, and letting her “intolorance” rule her common sense.

- I don’t recall any.

- Thats the ongoing problem of the left. the carefully crafted “activism”, only when it suits your agenda, and opposes the Right. Amazing you go on thinking that people do not see through your feckless hypocricies.

- In other words what you’re really against is anything on the “Right”. Period. Dumb. Transparent.

- Bang

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