Texas Student Booted From School for Wearing John Edwards T-Shirt
A Texas high school sophomore’s parents might sue after the school booted the student from campus for wearing a John Edwards for 2008 president T-shirt. 
Pete Palmer, a sophomore at Waxahachie High School, says he didn’t think he was doing anything wrong wearing the political shirt to school.
But according to the Waxahachie Independent School District dress code, students can’t wear shirts with political slogans.
“T-shirts, other than WISD clubs, organizations, sports, or spirit t-shirts, college or university t-shirts or solid-colored t-shirts, are prohibited,” according to the policy.
Palmer’s parents argue the policy is inhibiting free speech.
“It’s a First Amendment constitutional right that people have fought and died for and I don’t know why he should give it up just because Waxahachie thinks it would be okay or neat for him to do so,” Paul Palmer said.
School officials cite the dress code policy and disagree that it is an attempt to stifle free speech.
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October 3, 2007 - 12:01 PM on October 3rd, 2007
Free speech does not apply in public schools.
October 3, 2007 - 12:24 PM on October 3rd, 2007
1, neither does education.
October 3, 2007 - 12:37 PM on October 3rd, 2007
At first glance I would be tempted to say who cares, let the (dopey-looking) kid proclaim his idiocy by wearing the T-shirt.
But anything that is distracting or disruptive should properly be excluded in schools. So the suit should be dismissed, and the kid should reconsider his support for the phony elitist hypocrite.
October 3, 2007 - 02:43 PM on October 3rd, 2007
2.
My children are getting an excellant education in the public school system.
October 3, 2007 - 04:03 PM on October 3rd, 2007
Well..if the school policy says only solid colored t-shirts outside of what was already mentioned this is just a clear cut incident of breaking the dress code.
ALL school’s have dress codes and if these parents EVER attended one single PTO meeting they would be very aware of it and if they didn’t agree a PTO meeting would be a great place to mention this and ASK for a change to be made.
October 3, 2007 - 04:04 PM on October 3rd, 2007
Yet suing seems so much easier
October 3, 2007 - 04:05 PM on October 3rd, 2007
HA..but ya know…this kid could stand to get a “John Edwards” hair style and definitely lose the Elvis pork chop side burns….I mean come on…if you’re gonna love John Edwards….get the look man..
October 3, 2007 - 04:22 PM on October 3rd, 2007
October 3, 2007 - 05:02 PM on October 3rd, 2007
Sandy I doubt this kid could afford the 1200 bucks for an authentic John Edwards coiff…
October 3, 2007 - 05:03 PM on October 3rd, 2007
I mean, this kid has got to be in the other America…
October 3, 2007 - 07:00 PM on October 3rd, 2007
These moron parents don’t seem to get it. Edwards doesn’t want their support. They’re from fly over country.
October 4, 2007 - 12:44 AM on October 4th, 2007
Could these parents send him to school with a shirt saying; “My Parents are Media Attention Seeking Morons”
Would that be okay?