School boy bullied and kicked out of school for wearing a shirt saying there only two genders

originally posted by: JAGStorm

originally posted by: UKTruth
Mixed feelings about this one.
I don't think it is right for parents to be sending their kid to school in a t-shirt that is only designed to provoke a reaction.
He has his free speech for sure, but how you use it should also be considered IMO.

Frankly , kids should be in school uniform and be seen, taught but not heard.
They need order and discipline.
Don't know why this kid was even allowed to address the school board, FFS.

I totally agree with this. For a part of my kids education they went to school uniform schools. We all loved it!
It takes a lot of the stress away from both the parents and kids.
I wish all schools went to that model.

Yup, White shirt, dark grey or black trousers, black and red striped tie, black blazer with school badge, black shoes, dark socks, short hair , no jewellery (like earrings which were a thing for boys at the time in one ear)
Turn up not dressed right, get sent home and parents called to answer for it.
Keep doing it - get expelled.

originally posted by: Annee

You know this is his own personal thinking. Not influenced at all.

So a kid can 100% choose their gender, but they can't say there are only two? If both are influenced by adults then I think adults pushing a kid to the other gender is massively worse than a t-shirt. What do you think?

a reply to: Asmodeus3

This is just a few towns away from me and scalds my rear end.

You want to guess what else scalds it?

In the OPs link to the Fox News article they play the school committee meeting video.
Here’s the OPs link to make this easy.

www.foxnews.com...

It begins with the chair asking everyone to stand for the Pledge Of Allegiance.

They muted the sound for the Pledge Of Allegiance.

Did everyone here miss that or are all the replies to the OP just knee-jerk reactions???

I stand by this kid 100% and to kick us one more time they do what I mention above.

Where’s the pull-cord?

THEY MUTED THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE!!!










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a reply to: UKTruth

I agree, there is some authority that needs to be given for children. Where I went to school, we were allowed to wear pretty much anything we wanted as long as it fit their "dress code". We never had an issue with that until I was in HS and even then it wasn't an issue.

Growing up I would have hated to have a school issued uniform, now I would be all for it(mainly so I didn't have to do my own laundry). My biggest issue with that for school would be taking away a kids identity, that most of them express in clothes and that is the only way they are allowed to do so. Kids need to be able to express themselves, yes there needs to be a limit, but uniforms and "sit down, shut up, and listen" doesn't always work.

a reply to: UKTruth

My kids school did allow some freedom of expression. They could wear jewelry and hair decoration.
The uniform requirements were somewhat relaxed, certain colors. They could wear slacks, shorts, skirt or skort.
The top was mostly polos, and oddly, that really made the whole look put together.
Any kind of shoes were allowed.

And here is the kicker… The teachers also had the exact same dress code!!!

a reply to: Asmodeus3
Interesting, all of a sudden, who thinks political speech is dangerous?
The kid and his family should sue.
The boy’s civil rights were clearly violated.

originally posted by: shooterbrody
a reply to: Asmodeus3
Interesting, all of a sudden, who thinks political speech is dangerous?
The kid and his family should sue.
The boy’s civil rights were clearly violated.

Not if the school has a dress code

a reply to: shooterbrody

I bet every classroom has a rainbow flag on the wall too.

originally posted by: JAGStorm

originally posted by: shooterbrody
a reply to: Asmodeus3
Interesting, all of a sudden, who thinks political speech is dangerous?
The kid and his family should sue.
The boy’s civil rights were clearly violated.

Not if the school has a dress code

A dress code in no way enshrines civil rights.
They don’t get to criminalize free expression.
Wow
That’s awful

originally posted by: underpass61
a reply to: shooterbrody

I bet every classroom has a rainbow flag on the wall too.

Probably so.
Interesting who really turns out to be scared of actual facts.

a reply to: Asmodeus3

Well , it's Not Like Schools haven't had a Problem like this Before....

originally posted by: shooterbrody
a reply to: Asmodeus3
Interesting, all of a sudden, who thinks political speech is dangerous?
The kid and his family should sue.
The boy’s civil rights were clearly violated.

Not even political speech.

There are only two genders. FACT

a reply to: Asmodeus3
Not in that school, or they would not have treated him that way.

People don’t realize how dangerous this is.

What’s the next fact to not be a fact?
Murder is not murder?

Emails and letters to the school are welcome. I have already sent my own.

I have asked them to define what a woman and man are and whether there are more than two sexes.


Note that yesterday I have had on another thread another member who claimed that sex is not binary. A fact free opinion that when challenged again and again got no response other than we should respect the opinions (of activists) and evidence is not needed...

It resulted in this member loosing all debates as the burden of proof is on them and not on me disprove these astonishing fact free assertions.

a reply to: Asmodeus3
A campaign supporting free speech?
That is genius!
You think people will get behind free speech?

originally posted by: shooterbrody
a reply to: Asmodeus3
A campaign supporting free speech?
That is genius!
You think people will get behind free speech?

First of all I want to see the definitions given by the school and whether they believe there are more than two sexes.

a reply to: Asmodeus3
I think that your be a WONDERFUL first step in a campaign for free speech.
Johnny come latelys at this late date throwing the kid out seems unfair.

originally posted by: shooterbrody
a reply to: Asmodeus3
I think that your be a WONDERFUL first step in a campaign for free speech.
Johnny come latelys at this late date throwing the kid out seems unfair.

The matter is very serious as the boy didn't just express an opinion that could be wrong at the end of the day. He stated a fact.

a reply to: Asmodeus3
I agree
I hope the family legally rites the civil rights violations.

Free Speech is vitally important
Someday someone somewhere will see that

originally posted by: YouSir

originally posted by: Annee
Always good to use a child as a political tool.

You know this is his own personal thinking. Not influenced at all.

But Hey! Leave the children alone. They're just kids.

Ummm...WOW...your post is the essence...the epitome...the very definition of cognitive dissonance...

You do realize that that's exactly whats being displayed by the teachers...the bullies...and the entirety of the alphabet soup crowd...right...?

Political tool...check...

Influenced...check...

Using children to further agenda...check...


The only salient point in your entire post is...

They're just kids.

So why are we allowing school boards...teachers...and the alphabet soup crowd to prey on the immature emotional and cognitive state of...children...?

YouSir

I know that you know ……. They always lead with an accusation that you’re doing something….. that they themselves have been doing hard and fast for quite some time.
Straight out of Alinsky, our favorite purveyor of lame, sniveling, kiddie tricks.