No displays of AMERICAN patriotism are allowed at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, California. If it's Cinco de Mayo, forget about showing your pride in your country.
Have an American flag on your t-shirt? Sorry. That's banned.
Daniel Galli and his patriotic friends found out about this shocking intolerance when school officials demanded that the boys remove or cover their clothing with the American flag image.
From FOX News:
Administrators at a California high school sent five students home on Wednesday after they refused to remove their American flag T-shirts and bandannas -- garments the school officials deemed "incendiary" on Cinco de Mayo.
The five teens were sitting at a table outside Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, Calif., on Wednesday morning when Assistant Principal Miguel Rodriguez asked two of them to remove their American flag bandannas, the Morgan Hill Times reported. The boys told the newspaper they complied, but were asked to accompany Rodriguez to the principal's office.
The five students -- Daniel Galli, Austin Carvalho, Matt Dariano, Dominic Maciel and Clayton Howard -- were then told they must turn their T-shirts inside-out or be sent home, though it would not be considered a suspension. Rodriguez told the students he did not want any fights to break out between Mexican-American students celebrating their heritage and those wearing American flags.
"They said we were starting a fight," Dariano told the newspaper. "We were fuel to the fire."
The boys told Rodriguez and Principal Nick Boden that turning their shirts inside-out was disrespectful, so their parents decided to take them home, the newspaper reports.
"I just couldn't believe it," Julie Fagerstrom, Maciel's mother, told the newspaper. "I'm an open-minded parent, but it's got to be on both sides. It can't be five kids singled out."
Galli told NBC Bay Area, "They said we could wear it on any other day, but today is sensitive to Mexican-Americans because it's supposed to be their holiday so we were not allowed to wear it."
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Morgan Hill Unified School District said it did not agree with the school's actions.
"In an attempt to foster a spirit of cultural awareness and maintain a safe and supportive school environment, the Live Oak High School administration took certain actions earlier today," the statement read. "The district does not concur with the Live Oak High School administration's interpretation of either board or district policy related to these actions."
Naturally, the school district is running for cover.
The fact is if the New Media didn't exist this travesty would be nothing but a local story, with little damage to the Morgan Hill Unified School District.
Thanks to alternative media sources, the nation knows of the disgrace at Live Oak High School.
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3 comments:
Do you even know what happened? Obviously you're just reading the hype and not understanding what really happened.
The students wearing the American Flag t-shirts were instigating fights and calling the Hispanics racial slurs. They were not wearing the shirts to be patriotic, they were wearing them to cause violence and basically be racist because they knew they would use this built in excuse. Also, it was planned in advance, several students have come forward and admitted they had planned this almost a week out n advance. It's not a travesty except that it shows the ignorance of some who then tried to abuse our system.
I'm not "just reading the hype."
On Thursday, I heard Daniel Galli and his step-dad tell their story on Mark Levin's show.
Daniel said they were taking abuse from Mexican-AMERICAN students but NOT returning any insults.
Also:
A California high school principal has apologized for telling five students they couldn't wear U.S. flag shirts on Cinco de Mayo, the local superintendent said Friday.
"This has certainly been a very difficult time for our school district," Superintendent Wesley Smith said in prepared remarks delivered Friday at a news conference.
Smith affirmed that students are free to wear patriotic clothing on campus, but the campus also must be kept "orderly and safe."
"School leaders have to make judgment calls on when to take preventative measures to pre-empt a possible incident or conflict," Smith said. "In this situation, it appears that a decision was made too quickly."
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Your story is completely different from what I personally heard.
If your version is true, then why haven't the boys been punished instead of receiving an apology from school authorities?
Thank you for drawing attention to this incident. We should be encouraging patriotism, not discouraging it in our schools. I am praying that our country returns to its roots. You can help call our nation to prayer by posting this prayer request to your blog's side panel.
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Thank you for being a voice of reason.
Many, Many Blessings!
A Mom
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