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Judge Rules student may wear "Bush is a Terrorist" shirt: "The court's decision reaffirms the principle that students don't give up their right to express opinions on matters of public importance once they enter school," Kary Moss, executive director of the state ACLU, said in a news release Wednesday.
Barber was 16 when he wore the shirt on a day he was scheduled to present a "compare and contrast" essay in English class. Barber had chosen to compare President Bush to former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
At the time, Bretton said he wanted to express his anti-war position by wearing the shirt, which he ordered on the Internet.
Suspensions over dress code cause concern: DUNCANVILLE -- A zero-tolerance dress code that's led to 700 student suspensions since August at Duncanville High School and Ninth Grade Center is causing concern among parents and students who say enforcement of the policy is too extreme.
The high school and Ninth Grade Center, which opened Aug. 18 to 3,540 students, average roughly 24 suspensions per school day.
Teresa Montgomery said she was enraged when her straight-A student called her in tears telling her she was going to be suspended.
"She is not a problem child; she's never been in trouble," Montgomery said.
Montgomery's daughter, Raylee, was suspended after an administrator noticed the 13-year-old girl's shirt had become untucked. The girl said she apologized, tucked in her shirt and asked if she could continue to class but was not allowed.
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"We've had comments from teachers telling us how much better discipline is overall, and attributing it to the strictness of the dress code," she said. "We know there have been a lot of suspensions, but the discipline is spilling over into other areas."
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