Archive for September, 2007
Your liver is evil. It must be punished T-Shirt banned at airport
Edna Taylor was told that she could not check in a Continental Airlines in Miami until she changed her t-shirt. Edna Taylor had to change her shirt right at the Continental ticket counter. Edna was wearing a t-shirt that she received on a party boat in St. Thomas that stated “Your liver is evil. It [...]
International Terrorist T-shirt Banned
A student at a Dearborn Michigan school was given the choice of changing his tee shirt or going home. Bretton Barber wore his tee shirt that read “International Terrorist” to school. The tee shirt depicted President Bush with the words go home. More and More these types of shirts are popping up in malls [...]
Yankee’s Suck! T-Shirt Banned
Yankee Suck!!! This has been the chant at games played between the Yankees and the Red Sox for almost one hundred years.In recent years, tee shirts bearing these words have been banned at all events. They are not allowed at any games played between the two teams. Red Sox fans have harbored resentment toward the [...]
Redneck T-Shirts - UNbanned
Supreme Court Justices decided against hearing a motion from high school officials as to whether they can force a student to change tee shirts that are derogatory toward the Southern Community. The court ruled that the word “Redneck” was not intended to harass or intimidate students at the New Jersey school.
They ruled that school officials [...]
Student Punished for Wearing Gay Marriage T-Shirt
16-year-old Zach Hust wore his tee shirt supporting gay marriage to school and was punished for it. Zach and his friends have worn their shirts throughout the school year. Only recently was it noticed. Zach and his parents contacted the ACLU for advice.
Only after the ACLU intervened was he allowed to wear the shirt, which [...]
Hurtful Slogans on T-Shirts Banned in Schools
Recently, a student in a San Francisco School had his case heard in front of the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The 3-judge panel heard the motions of Public Schools banning slogan on tee shirts that are hurtful to others. The student argued that he was expressing his opinion and that he should be [...]
Gay Student Suspend Over Tee Shirt in New York
Natalie Young, a fifteen-year-old student, In the New York City School System, was suspended on April 2, for wearing an inappropriate tee shirt to school. The faculty at the high school where Natalie attends deemed the tee shirt reading “Barbie is a Lesbian” was not appropriate school attire. Natalie being gay herself, did not feel [...]
Free the Jena 6 T-Shirts - Banned at Louisana High School
Jena High School in central Louisiana have banned “Free the Jena 6″ t-shirts on campus. The t-shirts are said to support six black students who are accused of beating a white classmate. Those students face attempted murder charges for the beating. The school claims the t-shirts are disruptive and no longer allowed on campus. [...]
