Students Suspended For Wearing Shirts With American Flags(USMC Shirts also)

TheDenverChannel.com ^ | April 6, 2006

[bulldozer]

DENVER -- Several students at Shaw Heights Middle School have been disciplined for wearing shirts that depict the American flag, an act that is in direct violation of the public school's recent ban on all flags, depictions of flags, or flag colors on student clothing.

One student said he was suspended for wearing a DARE program shirt with a flag behind the logo. Another student, Katie Golgart, said she was suspended for wearing a Marine Corps shirt.

"I'm gonna going to school and wear another Marine shirt just to show that I support my brother and what he does," Haas said.

The students' parents are behind them 100 percent and are willing to fight the schools' ban, saying that it's a fight that they are going to win.

"I did let her (the principal) know that I would fight her on this because I knew I was right. And that's exactly what it is. We are right to wear our flag. We are right for my daughter to wear her United States Marine Corps shirt to support the Marines -- future, present and past," said Eric Golgart, who is the son of a U.S. Marine.

Elizabeth Haas, told reporters that she was told to turn her Marine Corps shirt inside out and when she did and then turned it back the right way, she was suspended. Haas, an 11-year-old sixth grader, said that she wears a USMC shirt every day to support her brother, who is in the Corps, and she wasn't aware of the ban until she was suspended.

All of the students who were suspended said they had a connection to the military -- either they have a family member now serving or someone in the family had once served.

[TigersEye]

The leftists seem to think that the iron is hot and it's time to strike.

The fact that a display of national pride and loyalty is met with hostility should make it clear there are big problems there. The fact that teachers and administrators see those displays as the problem shows how deep the problem is.

Gooberment skools are child abusers.

[RightWingAtheist]

Do you have a link? The hypocrisy of the ACLU is just sickening.

[Texas_Jarhead]

At the article source...

[AFreeBird]

Elizabeth Haas, told reporters that she was told to turn her Marine Corps shirt inside out and when she did and then turned it back the right way, she was suspended. Haas, an 11-year-old sixth grader, said that she wears a USMC shirt every day to support her brother, who is in the Corps, and she wasn't aware of the ban until she was suspended.

Please excuse my language, and if the mods want to remove it fine, but I'm gonna say it anyway:

This SHIT has GOT TO STOP!!!

[Texas_Jarhead]

Whoops.. I thought you meant for the quotes. If you wanted a link for the ACLU all I have is this for their website: http://www.aclu-co.org/.

[rwilson99]

I would be losing my mind if I were a parent in this situation.

My children would have the following instructions.

1. Wear patriotic clothing every day during the ban.
2. Get suspended
3. Show up the next day with the same clothes and peacefully go to class.
4. Let the police get called to remove you from campus.
5. Repeat until administrators get some sense.

A sit in might be appropriate too.

[ArrogantBustard]

Elizabeth Haas, ... said that she wears a USMC shirt every day to support her brother, who is in the Corps, and she wasn't aware of the ban until she was suspended.

Bravo, Miss Haas. Keep the Faith.

[Travis McGee]

[freema]

My daughter wears a green "Marine" sweatshirt and carries a USMC backpack EVERYDAY to school. I promise you- they wouldn't dare................... I am so damn proud of these girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! USMC Ping List FReepmail if you want on or off this list

[usmcobra]

You know I was going to suggest that you throw some rocks in that Back pack so she'd know what it is like to be a Marine.



But then I remembered how many pounds my son's book bag weighted.

I never carried that much weight to school.

But then again I had to walk barefoot through 25 miles of snow and glass while hopping on one leg blindfolded to get to school.

[Doctor Raoul]

Why spend another penny on public schools? This is proof that the inmates are running the asylum and it is not worth it.

[Loud Mime]

We will have to fight these people soon.....our way. Screw the courts.

[Doctor Raoul]

But then again I had to walk barefoot through 25 miles of snow and glass while hopping on one leg blindfolded to get to school

Up hill both ways...

[Windsong]

Send them to Private schools. Homeschooling will barely teach them what they need to know.

[usmcobra]

Chased by man-eating alligators as well.

The schools give out Those D.A.R.E. t-shirts to those children that pass that class, in other words the school system is telling these children they cannot wear what the school gave them to wear.

[devolve]

[potlatch]

Happy2BMe wrote me tonight and sent a picture of a large white flag! I asked him if he had seen this gif. Haven't had a reply yet!

[Travis McGee]

I don't know if the Jorge Arbusto Casa Blanca would look more realistic with a white flag, or a Mexican flag?

[freema]

LOL!!

I don't tell too many people, but she could beat up all the boys when she was two and isn't afraid of any Marine she's met yet. And I can even dress her up sometimes!! She isn't afraid of them because she falls in love with 'em all!!!

[Travis McGee]

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