Junior high teacher tells kid to remove Marines t-shirt or get suspended

“My son is very proud of the Marines, and, in fact, of all the
services,” the elder McIntyre told Fox News. “So he wears it with pride.
There are two rifles crossed underneath the word ‘Marines’ on the
shirt, but to me that should be overlooked. It’s more about the Marines
instead of the rifles.”

Daniel McIntyre added that his son was upset about the situation.

“He couldn’t understand why a teacher would make him do that,” he said.

According to a local newspaper, school officials (beyond the teacher)
had not been aware of the kerfuffle until Fox News — which had the
story nationally — notified administrators late Monday.

Superintendent Joe Burgess told
the DeKalb Daily Chronicle that Deverell’s superiors would have
immediately overruled the teacher’s interpretation of the school
district’s dress code had they known about it.

“Very simply, it’s not a violation,” Burgess told the Daily Chronicle. “It’s a very common symbol for the U.S. Marines. Had we had an opportunity to discuss it, we could have straightened out the situation.”

Burgess added that teachers in his district who aren’t sure about dress code violations should send students to the principal’s office for a second opinion — and a final determination.

The child’s father wants the dress code policy at the school changed so that teachers cannot misinterpret the code and threaten children as Karen Deverell did.

Via Breitbart we learn the school has decided not to speak to reporters directly, offering a statement on the school Facebook page instead.

The school administration claims they have not been given the chance
to weigh in on the incident as it happened, insisting that they “support
of our military” and regularly encourage students and staff to write
letters to the troops and attend patriotic ceremonies for veterans.

We very much support the armed forces and were disheartened
to learn of this matter through the media. The administration and school
handbook agree that this shirt is not a violation of the dress code. We
also take school safety very earnestly and it needs to be recognized
that is a topic that we also take very seriously and support our
students and staff in providing a safe environment to learn, teach and
work in on a daily basis. We thank everyone for their continued support
of our school and our school district.

Teachers and school officials need to learn to apply rules with a little common sense, anyone who has seen the Marine Rifles understand that they are not promoting violence in the school, but are a symbol used not just on shirts and clothing, but are used on  uniforms in the Marine Corps. (Via The Patriot Perspective)

2013-02-27 12:49:11

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