Gosh, I wonder if this high schooler who was kicked out of school for a patriotic shirt will be asked to the White House like clock boy? I’m not holding my breath…

A local principal sent an 8th grade student home this week for wearing a shirt supporting U.S. troops.

The problem, according to Gresham-Barlow School District Oregon officials, was that it had a gun on it.

Now, many are speaking out against the principal’s decision to reprimand the student for something they consider a display of patriotism.

“It means a lot to me because our family, we have a lot of people who were in the military,” middle schooler Alan Holmes said. “I didn’t see anything wrong with that shirt… It’s sad to see because it’s a fallen soldiers’ memorial.”

But administrators at Dexter McCarthy Middle School didn’t see it that way.

After getting sent to the principal’s office at recess, Holmes was scolded for failing to meet the school’s dress code. The principal then told him to change his clothes or leave.

“He chose to come home and I’m proud of that,” Alan’s mother Connie said.

The school district provided the following statement in response to the incident:

I cannot comment on a specific situation due to student confidentiality requirements. We have a policy on student dress and grooming. Weapons on a shirt are not appropriate in a school setting.

The only problem is that the policy says nothing about not wearing a t-shirt with a gun on it.


Read more: Legal Insurrection

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