Details Emerge on Edwards T-Shirt Suspension
The mysterious post that showed up on the John Edwards campaign site last week turns out to have originated from Waxahachie, Texas, a city roughly 30 miles south of Dallas.
In it, the enraged parent of a Texas high school student described how his son had had been suspended for wearing an Edwards t-shirt to school — details were scarce, so we weren't sure what the grounds for suspension were. Some Austinist readers speculated that the school might have had blanket policies against wearing t-shirts in general; others were simply confused why Esquire magazine would run a cover with Edwards standing under a headline loudly advertising "The Sexiest Woman Alive".
But we digress.
According to FOX News — yes, we're citing them — Waxahachie High School sophomore Pete Palmer was temporarily kicked out of class after wearing the t-shirt in question. According to authorities, the district's dress code strictly prohibits clothing with any political slogans.
Palmer's parents, on the other hand, are pissed that their son's rights to free speech have been thwarted.
"It’s a First Amendment constitutional right that people have fought and died for," said Palmer's dad, Paul. "I don’t know why he should give it up just because Waxahachie thinks it would be okay or neat for him to do so."
Waxahachie ISD officials responded by saying, “It was an opportunity for us to continue to try and maintain a safe and orderly environment. The dress code gives us the tools to make a decision on what is right and what isn’t."
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