The Media Pushes Fake Hate While Ignoring Real Hate Towards Trump Supporters
Here we go again. Another story where students wearing pro-Trump gear are clashing with administrators.
Heidi Jones told AZ Central that her daughter, Logan Jones, was suspended after school let out that Friday. The students were taking pictures in their gear after school, when they noticed a police resource officer was taking photos of them.
The resource officer asked Logan for her name, but she refused to answer any questions until her mom was with her. She was taken to the administrators’ office.
Tori Farris, a student who was also there at the time, told AZ Family that the police officer approached them while they were taking pictures and said: “We would like you to take off the merchandise and get off the campus.” When they asked “why” and started leaving the campus, he started taking photos and asked them to come the office.
Heidi Jones said that when she arrived, she was told that her daughter Logan had been suspended for 10 days.
To be fair, this is after school was over. So they let them wear the MAGA gear throughout the day. Or did they…?
Heidi Jones, one of the moms, said that everything was fine until lunchtime, when administrators asked anyone wearing MAGA gear to remove it. She said the students all did what they were asked.
Jennifer Farris, another mother of a student involved, confirmed with AZ Centraal that assistant principals were asking students to remove pro-Trump gear. Farris wrote on Facebook:
Wow. Today was USA Day at Perry High School. A bunch of kids wore things that said Make America Great Again hats, shirts and brought banners. ALL those kids were asked to leave school property!!! When the kids said no and defended themselves saying they were allowed to wear things to support their PRESIDENT the kids were SUSPENDED for 10 DAYS!!! Channel 3 and 5 are on their way to do a story it but please help support these kids and spread this information .. we can’t let our kids be censured this way!!!
That isn’t good.
It looks like 8 students were sent to the office according to AZ Family.
Here’s the interaction between mom Jennifer Farris and the school’s principle:
Parents say students at Perry High School told to remove #MAGA gear, student suspended. https://t.co/5lgbTxZi32 pic.twitter.com/01fN4lZz91
— azcentral (@azcentral) March 2, 2019
“You’re going to ask my daughter to leave school because she was wearing a ‘Make America Great Again’ sweatshirt?” Farris asked Serrano in the video.
“Nope. That’s not what happened,” he responded.
Farris then questioned why a flag would not be allowed on campus, referencing the ‘Trump’ flag the students had carried.
“She’s not the one that had the Trump flag,” Farris said, referring to her daughter. “And even if she did, why can’t she have a flag on America day for school that says Make America Great Again?”
Serrano responded in the video.
“To carry a flag around is not a good use of the flag, it’s disrespectful,” Serrano responded.
We’ve heard the ‘flags are disruptions argument before.’ Usually referring to rebel flags.
Remember, the students allege the school resource officer approached them after school and told them to “take off the merchandise and get off the campus.” That contradicts the principal alleging that this was only about the flag. If it was only about the flag … why were 8 students sent to the office over it? And let’s not forget they are alleging faculty ordered students to remove MAGA items?
Sidebar: You should give your name to officers. However, the student alleges the officer called her “darlin.” That’s a serious #MeToo offense. I’d expect the feminist groups to defend her (hahaha) after the patriarchy spoke to her in such a belittling way.
The school’s principal, Dan Serrano, issued this statement:
“I am writing to clear up misinformation circulating on social media and media, specifically that students have been disciplined for expressing their political viewpoints or wearing political attire. This is false.”
He then said the issue was that the political signage (Trump flag) was causing a disruption and was creating a “safety concern.” He then says the school resource officer asked the kids to leave campus but they refused. This statement contradicts the students who say they were complying.
The Chandler Unified School District claimed the issue with the MAGA flag:
“was related to the interactions it was causing, not that carrying a flag in itself was disrespectful.”
There is no express ban on political signage in the handbook but the school has the discretion to deal with such issues.
In all of the articles and videos I’ve seen of the incident, none allege there was a violent encounter between students or anything of the sort. On the surface, it looks like faculty tried to get the students to remove MAGA gear during lunch then were ready for them to get off of campus as soon as possible after school let out. No real reason has been given by either side to justify it. So, naturally, it looks like faculty didn’t approve of the clothing since they didn’t highlight any potential threat arising from MAGA gear being worn by students.
Source: Parents say students at Perry High School told to remove MAGA gear, student suspended
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