oh, thats why i hated high school...

my high school, well the one i graduated from 7 years ago, if freaking the fuck out. some seniors wore t-shirts saying the following: "Puschin' It To The Limit" on the front and "Class of .08 Seniors" on the back. the front i didnt even get til, the freep explained it was a play on Busch beer.

so anyway, the school suspended 44 students the day they wore the shirts and are threatening not to allow them to attend the prom or graduation ceremony. what the fuck? is Livonia so isolated that they have nothing else to worry about than a passing reference to drinking by high school seniors? we all know they do it. what are the grounds for this? i think the suspension got the message across.

i know i for one did way worse stuff than wear a stupid shirt and nothing happened to me. prom and graduation are events that you look forward to for four years of high school and to take that from them for some silly t-shirts that didnt do harm or offend anyone is ridiculous and im guessing not legal. i hope at least one parent is savvy enough to challenge this, even if they go so far as to hire a lawyer. its a free speech matter to me. IF, and its a big if, these type of shirts are against the rules, i think the suspension is the punishment and that barring these kids from prom and graduation is well beyond the schools rights.

when i was in the same high school people wore shirts with alcohol references all the time, especially after spring break. my friends and i were also harassed for having odd hair cuts and wearing odd clothing. i hung out with skaters and punks most of the time, and we did some fun stuff to stir up the pot, but i never was suspended. you better beleive i would make a hell of a scene if they tried that shit on me.

i hope that these students take this as a message to learn their rights and stand up for them. once they can vote, hopefully they will pick candidates who respect people's rights and the Constitution. and i hope the administration can stick to making the schools better and nor persecuting people for wearing a shirt that could be construed as controversial.