Posted on 05/07/2010 10:24:16 AM PDT by American Dream 246
What country are we in? 200 students left school and held a march today following the reports yesterday that 4 students dare wear American flag shirts on Cinco de Mayo.
Hispanic students march down Monterey Road in Morgan Hill on Thursday morning asking for respect after Live Oak High School Principal Nick Boden ignited a controversy Wednesday by sending home five students who wore American flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo. (Photo by: MorganHill Times Staff)
MorganHill Times reported:
About 200 Hispanic teens are marching in Morgan Hill yelling “We want respect!” and “Si se puede!” in reaction to a controversy ignited when the Live Oak High School principal effectively sent four students home for wearing T-shirts with American flags on them during Cinco de Mayo.
Mexican-American students felt the students were being disrespectful on the only day they celebrate their heritage while students sporting red, white and blue said it violated their First Amendment rights.
Six police cars and a Morgan Hill motorcycle officer have been cruising alongside the large group as it marches.
The group – mostly high school students – walked out of school this morning after the story of four students who were sent home because they wore American flag T-shirts went viral on TV and online. Many wear red, white and green and two large Mexico flags can be seen at the front of the line.
The students say they want people to know they’re proud of their heritage and they believe wearing red, white and blue on Cinco de Mayo is disrespectful.
Arrest them for being truant
They’ll get respect in Mexico.
Let em keep walking - back into Mexico.
Respect?
“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means..”
Just an excuse to skip school. Losers. Thank God the Cubans in Miami aren’t like the Mexicans in the SW.
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listen stooopid... respect is EARNED!!! a word that is ALIEN to them i'm sure
Suspend them then deport them.
a convenient way for the ignorant youth to get used by their community leaders
Big sign pointing South...
MARCH THIS WAY
They’re insane
Respect is supposed to be earned.
We ignore your laws, we consume your welfare budgets, we use your country as our toilet, we refuse to buy insurance, we demand you learn our language and you had better be glad we invited ourselves to your country. < /sarc>
Is this how you think you earn America's respect?
because it isn't working.
One earns respect; one does not demand it. Screw them. With extreme prejudice.
Same ole, same ole Commie mob mentality. You respect our laws, we will respect you. But in your face marches by the crimninal element should not be tolereated by our Republic.
“Hundreds of Hispanic Students Leave School & Hold March Demanding Respect”
EARN IT.
No, give them diplomas and deport them.
Oh, so on the Fourth of July, they’re going to carefully avoid wearing green and red together, right? Snot-nosed brats, that’s a scene for a fire hose.
It’s not like they learn anything there anyway...but I get your point.
Has to be in Kalifornia!!!
No, give them diplomas and deport them.
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Why on earth would you give them diplomas ???
Where the hell is ICE?
Thanks Corona, keep the lime.
A High School diploma or GED isn’t required for welfare so what do these thugs care?
These people who respect nothing are demanding respect?
How’s that for ironic?
When you start respecting the laws of this country, including the First Amendment, I will reconsider.
Yes try that in Mexico as an immigrant and you will be deported pronto...I see we are headed for a cultural war between Americans and those who live here but don’t ASSimilate into American culture language and customs. All those PC freaks have caused this. Time to throw all illegals out and let them see how well they will be treated in their home counties. It is apparent to most it is now US or them.
ANYONE who puts the colors of ANY other country before America’s doesn’t belong here and should be kicked out as soon as possible and by any means possible.
Someone needs to inform these kids that this is America and they can either take it or leave it...literally.
The whole thing is totally absurd...I'm of French descent...maybe I should start asking for more respect on Bastille Day??
I think the term “give them” happens daily in many public schools Nana - lots of kids don’t earn them, but are just given them. Most of these kids will drop out before senior year anyway.
And we want to give these kids (or their parents) a path to citizenship because ....?
How many of these clowns are anchor children of Mexican illegals?
There is something wrong with this sentence.
Isn't Mexican Independence Day on Sept. 16? Anyway, I celebrate my heritage every day of the year. What do they mean "the only day the celebrate their heritage?" Losers!
How is that school funded?
Respect is earned ... not demanded.
"WE will tell you when you can wear your flag colors, gringos! You WILL respect us. And by the way, you evil, racist, Nazi, gringo bigots, we DEMAND to be allowed to live amongst you. We demand NOT to be deported to our home country...where everybody is so much better than you are!"
I know what country we are in, anyone that has an objection to our flag needs to go to another country. The first mistake this school made was to allow a Cinco de Mayo celebration at school. It is not a real holiday in any country- only a small part of Mexico recognizes it. As far as respect- where is the respect for our country from these students? If they do not feel this is their country, and/or are not citizens they need to remove themselves from this country they do not respect or want to be a part of.
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS DESTROYING AMERICA-LOOK AT WHAT IT DID TO THE WHITE HOUSE!
It is not an excuse to miss schoo, they have been raised with and surrounded by this false sense of self importance.
They should spend THAT much time on their ‘English’ homework
On the way to work this morning I was listening to KSFO. A woman called in and related the story of how the mob of Latino students attacked her car yesterday in downtown Morgan Hill, because she waved an American flag. There were police all over, but they did nothing. She was forced to run a red light to get away from them. Then a policeman stopped her and said that his watch commander had ordered him to arrest this woman. Ultimately he did not do so, but she was pretty shook up.
Why on earth would you give them diplomas ???
Because most of them will get their meaningless diplomas anyway, and by giving them their worthless diplomas now we save about $12k/year per student. Deporting them helps to reduce the welfare rolls (I realize that all of them may not be illegals or anchor babaies)
Expel them all.
So has their pricipal expelled them for “defiance”? Have they been told to lose the Mexican colors?
Are the white kids marching demanding respect????
I believe there are laws regarding leaving school without supervision. Bring in the vans and haul them to jail. Tell them they can sit in a cell or sit in a classroom.
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