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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex
Why? Because those who were 'in danger' were 'punished', while those who were THE danger, were left alone?
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an assistant principal asked them to remove the shirts or turn them inside out, and ordered them to his office when they refused. After a 90-minute session with the students, two others wearing similar shirts and one parent, the principal sent two of the youths home for the day.
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They were asked to do something by the school. There was a volatile situation at the school, partially fed by the actions of the students in question.
All agreed that this action created risk to the students (If they had not worn the t-shirts and antagonized the other students, there would have been no danger)
The students refused to remove the t-shirts.
90 minutes of discussion between students and parents.
They were sent home.
Are you saying that it is unreasonable for staff to send students home when they refuse to honor requests by the staff?
Is sending them home punishment if the purpose of sending them home is to remove them from imminent (from the staffs perspective) danger?
Was it reasonable to assume that there was imminent danger"
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Ware cited past clashes between Mexican-American and Anglo students over clothing on the holiday,
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History of altercations between Mexican-American and Anglo students on this day
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Ware also rejected the students’ claim of discrimination. The judge wrote that while the students wearing the shirts with American flags had told a school official that they knew they might be in danger but wanted to keep the shirts on anyway, there was no evidence that youths who wore clothing with Mexican flag colors were in danger.
“All students whose safety was in jeopardy were treated equally,” the judge wrote.
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School administrators say they feared the shirts would incite violence and were worn specifically to provoke Hispanic students.
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Student were sent home to remove them from danger.