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These Are Not the Weapons You’re Looking For
Kid can’t wear his Star Wars T-shirt to school.
Champion Teen Runner Disqualified After Helping Rival in Medical Distress
Iowa’s Zachary Hougland smoked the competition. The cross country runner sprinted across the finish line on October 22 and into the record books as the Davis County High School’s first district champion. As Zach exchanged high-fives with his coach he turned around and saw one of his rivals struggling to finish the race. “This guy was about 20 meters from the finish line and he looked awful,” Zach told me. “His face was turning white and he was holding his chest. He looked like he was going to fall.”
School Reverses Ban on Air Force Logo
It was known as the wild blue blunder. A Texas school district has decided to reverse a controversial ban on large military logos. The reversal came 12 hours after I told you the story of two girls who were ordered to remove jackets that were emblazoned with large Air Force logos.
School Says Air Force Logo Violates Dress Code
A Texas school district threatened to punish two patriotic sisters who refused to remove hoodie-style jackets emblazoned with the U.S. Air Force logo. “It’s political correctness run amuck,” said Phillip Rolen. His twin daughters were told that the Air Force logo violated the dress code policy of the Aubrey Independent School District. The 11-year-old girls were told they could face disciplinary action if they wore the jackets on school property.
Washington School District Bans ‘Dangerous’ Game of Tag
“[T]o ensure the physical and emotional safety of all students.”
‘IStandWithAhmed’ Hashtag Is Not About Authoritarian Bureaucrats; It’s About Pretend Islamophobia
Earlier this month, a 13-year-old boy in Maryland faced an assault charge after authorities say he kissed a 14-year-old classmate on a dare at school. He’s being charged with second-degree assault as a juvenile. He has not, as yet, been invited to the White House. In December 2013, a 6-year-old boy in Colorado was suspended from school for kissing a girl on the hand. “It was during class,” Hunter Yelton explained. “We were doing reading group, and I leaned over and kissed her on the hand. That’s what happened.” No White House invitation.