Grade 12 student suspended for Jesus shirt

[Beef03]

A Grade 12 student in Nova Scotia has been suspended for five days for wearing a T-Shirt to school that says "Life is wasted without Jesus" and says he will continue to wear the shirt to school once the suspension is over. Is this political correctness run amok, are his rights being trampled on, or were correct actions taken?

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/student-school-feud-over-jesus-shirt-124819023.html

 

[heyabbott]

Nancy Pynch-Worthylake, board superintendent, said some students and teachers found the T-shirt offensive.
"When one is able or others are able to interpret it as, 'If you don't share my belief then your life is wasted,' that can be interpreted by some as being inappropriate," she said.

Ms. Pynch-Worthylake is a moron, and anyone who is offended by the t-shirt should not be allowed in public schools. Celebrate differences or don't go to public schools.

 

[Oscar Gamble]

Beef, I guess you missed yesterday's follow up story where the school board relented and will allow him to wear the shirt in school:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2012/05/04/ns-jesus-shirt-student-school.html?cmp=rss

 

[RickStain]

It's Canada. He has no free speech rights.

*ducks*

 

[Beef03]

Beef, I guess you missed yesterday's follow up story where the school board relented and will allow him to wear the shirt in school:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2012/05/04/ns-jesus-shirt-student-school.html?cmp=rss

I did miss that. Just came across the original this afternoon.


Edit: I suppose if I had read the related links portion of the story I would have seen that :-[ Still I think it's a worthwhile subject for discussion.

 

[YGBFKM]

Separation of church and everything.

 

[Starman]

Never miss a chance to be Outraged for Jesus.


Just wait until a kid wants to wear a shirt saying "Infidels are damned to hell without Allah."

 

[Stitch]

It's Canada. He has no free speech rights.

*ducks*

You have to form a Human Rights Commission first.

 

[dixiehack]

Back of the shirt has to be in French.

 

[Greenhorn]

I believe Nancy Pynch-Worthylake was also a character name in a Month Python sketch.

 

[printit]

Good for the kid. Nothing offensive about that shirt.

 

[Killick]

Jesus? Wasted? Hmm...

 

[JR]

Jesus? Wasted? Hmm...

I'm going to hell but that made me spit my beer.

 

[JR]

It's Canada. He has no free speech rights.

*ducks*

You don't have to duck. You just need to feel shame.

 

[RickStain]

It's Canada. He has no free speech rights.

*ducks*

You don't have to duck. You just need to feel shame.

Only if I go to the box two minutes first.

 

[93Devil]

No cussing, gang items, drug use, nudity, etc... on this shirt, so they should have never messed with the kid.

If a school is ever taken to court on a dress item, most of the time the school will lose.

 

[JR]

No cussing, gang items, drug use, nudity, etc... on this shirt, so they should have never messed with the kid.

If a school is ever taken to court on a dress item, most of the time the school will lose.

You realise this happened in Canada, eh?

We don't adhere to whatever ideas America has of free speech.

That said, the school board overreacted.

 

[Mark2010]

It's political correctness run amok.

 

[Azrael]

My الآباء went to مكة المكرمة and all I got was this lousy T-shirt

 

[The Big Ragu]

I believe Nancy Pynch-Worthylake was also a character name in a Month Python sketch.

Well done.