American flag shirts banned in California school

[Neesy]

Well I guess he was just all American-flagged up.

Yeah - guess so - until he got shot off the back of the motorcycle - that was pretty shocking. My son just saw the movie recently for the first time and he was surprised. What a horrible ending.

 

[Grandpa]

Hm. I remember seeing a video of the McCarthy hearings. The speaker, and it might've been Tail Gunner Joe himself, was doing the anti-Communism thing on the movie industry, saying that they couldn't allow things that went against American principles.

We get the dark humor of that, right? Saying what you want is the essence of American principles.

That's all I'll say.

 

[Tery]

Two things: This wasn't a case of offending the Latino students. It was a concern for the safety of the other students that prompted the decision.

In May of 2009, a Cinco de Mayo event at Live Oak High School (a school with a history of violence and gang issues) in Morgan Hill, California, sparked a clash between white students and students of Mexican descent, and the following year five non-Mexican Live Oak students chose to attend school on Cinco de Mayo wearing T-shirts and bandanas bearing representations of the U.S. flag.

Read more at snopes.com: U.S. Flag T-Shirts on Cinco de Mayo

And two: Ms Mod is correct. Technically, wearing the flag as an item of clothing is against U.S. Code:

Sections 8(j):

(j) No part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or athletic uniform. However, a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of military personnel, firemen, policemen, and members of patriotic organizations. The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing. Therefore, the lapel flag pin being a replica, should be worn on the left lapel near the heart.

Tempest in a teapot?