Banned T-Shirts
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. [...]
T-Shirt Exhibition Banned in Poland
Recently, the president of a university in Warsaw Poland made the decision, to ban a tee shirt exhibition. The university faculty has stated that having certain slogans on tee shirts offend the beliefs of some and could be construed by others as harassment or Anti -Semitic. The tee shirts at the exhibition had very explicit [...]
Banned Tee Shirt Appeal Denied
The US Circuit Court of Appeals Backed up the Decision that a San Diego High School can force a student to remove any tee shirt that is offensive to other students. San Diego School officials expressed concern when a student wore a anti-gay tee shirt to school. They worried that the tee shirt would create [...]
Immigration T-Shirts Banned at School
Two eighteen-year-old high school seniors attending Temecula Valley High School are at the center of attention because of the tee shirts that they plan to wear. The two teenagers do not get into trouble, they get outstanding grades they simply want to make a statement.
This is in response to a Latino protest against tougher immigration [...]
Pink T-Shirts worn as legal public punishment
Two people were offered the ability to do a public punishment outside the City Hall by wearing bright pink shirts with their charges. The charges include public intoxication and theft. This is not the first time people have been able to server their sentence wearing a t-shirt. In another case shoplifters at Wal-Mart were able [...]
