flag clothing or accessories to school without violating the First
Amendment of the United States Constitution.
approached by the school's Assistant Principal Miguel Rodriguez. e
students were dressed in American ag t-shirts and American ag
bandannas on their heads. Mr. Rodriguez asked two of the students to
remove their American ag bandannas. Although the students com-
plied, they were asked to accompany Mr. Rodriguez to the principal's
o ce a er one of the students questioned his request.
must turn their American ag t-shirts inside out or they would be
sent home for the day without suspension. He explained to the stu-
dents that there is a large Mexican-American population at Live Oak
High School, and he did not want to risk any ghts breaking out
between Mexican-American students celebrating their heritage and
the students wearing American ags. ere had not been any ghting
issues in the past, and on this particular day, the students had been on
school grounds for three hours without any incident.
was disrespectful to the citizens of the United States of America. So,
school o cials contacted their parents, and the students were sent
home.
American ag clothing. e school policy did prohibit students
from wearing any clothing or decoration that detracted from the
school's learning environment. As such, the school claimed it had