common ground On Oct 4, 1:20 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > *Travis wrote: "Would You Let Your Daughter Wear This To School".* > > ** > *=============* > > Uhm......Lemme Think........No.....Hell No! > > On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 3:38 PM, plainolamerican > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > Is it too much to ask people to have a little respect for what they > > wear to > > school? > > --- > > is it too much to ask for free speech? > > > On Oct 4, 8:26 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ** > > > DCG posted: " School sends home bisexual Queens student who wears 'I > > > enjoy vagina' T-shirt New York Daily News: A Queens high school sent a > > > student home Tuesday, saying her “I enjoy vagina” T-shirt was a > > distraction > > > — but the bisexual teen says administrat" Respond to this post by > > > replying above this line > > > New post on *Fellowship of the Minds* > > > <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/> Would you let > > your > > > daughter wear this to > > > school?< > >http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/would-you-let-your-...> > > > by > > > DCG <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/> > > > > <http://fellowshipofminds.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/anthony-delmundo.. > > .> > > > School sends home bisexual Queens student who wears 'I enjoy vagina' > > T-shirt > > > > New York Daily News< > >http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/queens-student-home-exp...>: > > > *A Queens high school sent a student home Tuesday, saying her “I enjoy > > > vagina” T-shirt was a distraction* — but the bisexual teen says > > > administrators are trouncing her free speech. And her mother is on her > > side. > > > > Brianna Demato, 15, of Woodhaven, wore the explicit “Enjoy Coke”-style > > > T-shirt to Newtown High School Tuesday — and said she was sent home when > > > she refused to change. “*It’s hypocritical*,” said Brianna, who insisted > > > she’s worn the flirty shirt to school dozens of times without incident. > > “*They > > > use the word in class — why can’t I, on a shirt?*” > > > > The idealistic teen’s conflict with administrators started at lunch when > > a > > > dean spotted the message written on her cherry-red shirt. Brianna said > > she > > > was hauled into an assistant principal’s office, where she was given a > > > choice: *Change the shirt or go home. *She refused to change, so a dean > > > called her mother — but Brianna’s mom, Cathy Demato, took her daughter’s > > > side. She rushed to school to defend her child — and make a point. > > > > “*They’re discriminating against Brianna.* They pulled her out of class > > for > > > nothing,” seethed Demato, 39. “She’s not hurting anyone. It’s her right > > to > > > wear that shirt.” *Demato told administrators her daughter’s vagina shirt > > > should stay* — but they disagreed. The irate mom said a dean called > > school > > > safety agents to escort them off campus. > > > > Later, school officials told Demato that if she gave her daughter a > > > different shirt, the girl would be allowed to return to class. Otherwise, > > > Brianna will be given an instructional workbook with tasks to complete > > in a > > > separate room, away from other students. The irate mom vowed not to back > > > down. “*Wednesday she’s wearing a shirt that says ‘I’m the B---h From > > Down > > > the Block,’* ” Demato said. “The message is, she can wear whatever she > > > wants.” > > > > Education Department officials said administrators at Brianna’s school > > > didn’t kick her out, but the pair left on their own. Either way, school > > > officials have the authority to keep the girl out of class for as long as > > > they want, if they disagree with her outfit. “*The language on the shirt > > > was likely to cause disruption and the language is inappropriate for > > school*,” > > > said agency spokeswoman Margie Feinberg. Newtown High Principal John > > > Ficalora declined to comment. > > > > Some of Brianna’s schoolmates thought the gynocentric duds went too far. > > “I > > > wouldn’t want my kids wearing a shirt like that,” said junior Leann > > Roman, > > > 16. “Go to the gay parade like that. Don’t go to school like that.” > > > > But others thought the shirt was no big deal. “I have a lot of friends > > that > > > wear shirts that are worse than that,” said senior Edward Carmnatty, 17. > > > “They don’t get sent home.” > > > > *Demato insisted that her daughter’s clothes aren’t a distraction. “You > > > can’t stop somebody from being who they are*,” she said. “My daughter is > > > whoever she wants to be.” > > > > Bet you if a male student wore this t-shirt he'd be asked to remove it as > > > well. Afterall, wouldn't that qualify as sexual harassment? > > > > Is it too much to ask people to have a little respect for what they wear > > to > > > school? > > > > DCG > > > *DCG <http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/author/dcgere/>* | > > October > > > 4, 2012 at 3:06 am | Categories: > > > Children<http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/?cat=34928689>| URL: > >http://wp.me/pKuKY-hyA > > > > Comment< > >http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/would-you-let-your-...> > > > See all comments< > >http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/would-you-let-your-...> > > > > Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage > > > Subscriptions< > >https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=80d8873ee52adffe4e178d01c25562cf...>. > > > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: > >http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/would-you-let-your-... > > > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com> > > > -- > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > > * It's active and moderated. 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