The Patriot Post® · T-Shirt Suspension Withdrawn

Earlier this week we reported that 18-year-old Eagle Scout Chris Borg of Hinsdale Central High School received a one-day suspension for refusing to change a t-shirt depicting an AR-15. Following an appeal, the school board “changed its mind,” and the suspension has been withdrawn. Supt. Bruce Law says, “A lawful activity like a gun club or a military institution is different than an unlawful activity that promotes violence.” And how is a shirt with an image of a gun “promoting violence”? We’re glad to see (some) sanity prevail, but it never should have been an issue to begin with. The school board was probably left no choice but to retreat after the uproar they helped create. More…