Posted on 05/05/2010 5:32:54 PM PDT by Ballygrl
Five Morgan Hill students sent home for wearing American flag T-shirts
2:11 PM By Lindsay Bryant
Five male students were asked to leave Live Oak High School this morning because they were wearing American flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo. Officials at the school could not be reached for comment, but one student said administrators called the T-shirts "incendiary."
"They said we were starting a fight, we were fuel to the fire," said Matt Dariano, a sophomore.
The five teens were sitting at a table outside during their brunch break around 10:10 a.m. when Assistant Principal Miguel Rodriguez asked two boys to take off their American flag bandannas that they were wearing on their heads. In the same conversation, student Dominic Maciel said, Rodriguez told the group to "walk with him to the office."
Dariano called his mother Diana, who spread the word to the other parents and all arrived soon after to have a conference with Rodriguez and Principal Nick Boden.
Maciel said they were told they must turn their T-shirts inside-out or be sent home. Maciel said they were told it wouldn't be considered a suspension but Rodriguez did not want any fights to break out among Mexican students and the group showing their American pride.
The boys said they thought turning the American flag inside-out was disrespectful, so all went home.
Dariano said Rodriguez indicated to him that while other students were wearing American flags, the group of five was "the easiest target to cause trouble."
"We were not going to start a fight. We wanted to show our pride," Dariano said. "In light of all of this, there are people with painted flags in red, green and white and yet the boys can't wear the American flag," Diana said.
Live Oak High School - Home of the Fighten’ ACORNS????
http://liveoakhs.ca.campusgrid.net/home
Miguel.Rodriguez@mhu.k12.ca.us
Dear Mr. Rodriguez, are you serious? It’s OK to wear Mexican flags and provoke “La Raza”, however, it’s NOT OK to wear OLD GLORY??
G
“... Assistant Principal Miguel Rodriguez...”
Uh. Yeah. And that is as far as I can go without having this post pulled.
Calling all ACLU Lawyers! Get involved in this if you are true to your word. You can get the publicity you so desire.
Now you see why we are a dying Nation. Soon to be a nation of slaves. Remember that every sob like Rodriguez was put in his/her place one way or the other by a majority of the voters who voted. In the end, we only have ourselves to blame.
Incendiary, my butt!! What's incendiary is celebrating Cinco de Mayo in a public school in the United States.
Time for a tea party in front of the school!
Bravo, er Hurray for the Live Oak FIVE!
Is that Sean Hannity I hear?
My buddy used to have a Cinco de Mayo party in his back yard every spring.
We are not Mexican it was just an excuse to get sh!tfaced on Tecate and Tequilla.
Nowadays we just celebrate Octoberfest in the woods.
I think the principal would have a better case if he had banned ALL flag flying/wearing at the school. But for him to ban some flags and let other students wear others would make an interesting court case.
I wonder how many wore Mexican flags?
“Simple solution, deport Assistant Principal Miguel Rodriguez”
Yes, Mr. Rodriguez, Can we please see your GREEN CARD?
lol I might have also told the principal to have good luck trying to get federal $chool fund$ from the govt that those red, white and green flags represent! Then, I’d tell him to go to hell. ;)
Tick tock, tick tock...
Ummm, might be time to stop the Cinco de Mayo celebrations. It's one thing for us to be inclusive - it's another thing for them to sh-t on us for our fairness... eff 'em.
I wonder how many "Che" t-shirts the little brainwashed dolts were wearing. They probably got extra credit from the idiot and the vice idiot.
What in the hell has happened to this country?
California
Any victory over the French carries a big ol' asterisk in the record books anyway.
The Mexicans celebrate their victory over the French? What will they do for an encore? Take on the Vatican?
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