tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post5304799936628144758..comments2024-03-27T01:58:17.583+13:00Comments on Tongue Tied 3: jonjayrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363092874281160320noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-91801117179020607032013-08-19T10:57:40.005+12:002013-08-19T10:57:40.005+12:00If one or two in a school were wearing them at a s...If one or two in a school were wearing them at a school it might draw attention. If a dozen or more kids were wearing them, the novelty would wear off and no one would notice. It would have been better to just ignore it. Now the school has to back down to a couple of kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-44446850952210692192013-08-13T06:22:05.260+12:002013-08-13T06:22:05.260+12:00"Political correctness is a far greater threa..."Political correctness is a far greater threat to our freedom and liberty than is terrorism..." -- <i>Spider</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-21408129654034961772013-08-13T03:41:54.570+12:002013-08-13T03:41:54.570+12:00how about I Heart Guns?
I Heart unhealthy food?
...how about I Heart Guns?<br /><br />I Heart unhealthy food?<br /><br />I Heart White People?<br /><br />I Heart Hitler?<br /><br />lol, will these all be allowed now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-10680253937388725952013-08-13T03:41:04.554+12:002013-08-13T03:41:04.554+12:00so if someone had a I heart penises badge, it woul...so if someone had a I heart penises badge, it would also be okay?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-3811721853016636212013-08-13T01:24:27.867+12:002013-08-13T01:24:27.867+12:00Even in schools with uniform policies, certain asp...Even in schools with uniform policies, certain aspects of a student's appearance have to make allowance for their individual expressions of faith - i.e. they can't ban the display of simple crosses, stars, or other religious symbols. They can't keep Sikh students from wearing their ceremonial daggers. So there is some wiggle room. Bracelets cannot be completely banned, and then the argument about what constitutes an undue restriction on expression follows. This is just part of that discussion. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-70466331449048679722013-08-12T18:27:06.228+12:002013-08-12T18:27:06.228+12:00The issue is not quite as simple as 'free spee...The issue is not quite as simple as 'free speech'.<br />Its about the reasonable regulation of speech in the educational environment of a high school.<br />Are the bracelets distracting or do they detract from the educational mission of the school somehow?<br />And, if they do, is the ban reasonable to achieve the outcome sought?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32538379.post-10743660438973736882013-08-12T10:22:21.096+12:002013-08-12T10:22:21.096+12:00This sort of thing would never happen in Australia...This sort of thing would never happen in Australia, because schools have uniforms. If the US is not prepared to go that way, then they might try insisting on <i>no</i> writing on schoolchildren's clothing - thereby avoiding the issue of which "speech" to ban.Malcolm Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00672612354161787023noreply@blogger.com