Can a high school in CO ban students from displaying U.S. or Mexican flags?
368146
Schools can ban just about anything these days under the assertion that it interrupts the orderly functioning of the school in meeting its goal (education).  When challenged, often courts won't even hear the cases and when they do, they generally will side with the schools.\n\nIn this instance, they're treating a symptom of course (isn't that almost always the case) because the kids are going to get into each others' faces anyway - perhaps with a weapon next time.\n\nI'd like to see them address the real issue, but this particular one may be over the heads of local schools anyway.
687016
Currently it will just be confiscated. Soon, because of the Mexican haters it will be a felony. no more than 5 years in prison and no more than $100,000 fine.
1115866
No.  It only means that police don't ask if they are here legally until the arrest stage.  Then they ask.   I believe Colorado just passed a law outlawing sanctuaries.  I think that is a good thing.  The idea that somehow it is 'unfair' to enforce the law is one big reason why we got into this situation with 12 to 20 million illegals here.
807187
All schools are no drug, alochol or smoking zones. Now, like others have said, they would have a lot of work to prove that you were smoking on campus (where you vehicle is parked), but if they can do that, then you could face punishment. Otherwise, who is to say that the vehicle does not belong to your parents and they were their cigarettes? \n\nOn top of that, if you really want to play a trump card, what were they doing peering into your vehicle? If you were to simply ask if they had "probable cause" to look into your vehicle, it might back them down. As this is not a police enforced area though, that might not work as well, especially since the butts were in plain view. \n\nMy suggestion, if you are going to have butts in your ashtray while your vehicle is at school - close the ashtray. Ultimately, if they are unable to prove that you were the one smoking them they can not punich you. I am guessing though that you are a student of that school - if so, more than likely you are under the age required to purchase cigarettes. If you are indeed a minor, the school might call your parents and inform them of your smoking. That might be worse than anything the school would do to you!
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Depends on who is doing the banning.  If this is a high school publication, the adult advisor or principal can ask that a student-written poem or any other work be removed.  I've seen it done.  The school has the right to prevent obscene or incendiary artwork from being distributed if the administration fears for the safety of the students as a whole.  It may sound like communism, but freedom of speech is not 100% universal-- it extends mostly to the press, not the individual contributors.\n\nA poem can always remain unpublished if the magazine or website decides it is not what they want to publish.  Publishers have the right not to publish.  When you're talking about banning, you're really saying it was legitimately published, but then forcibly removed through an unfair process.  That's something that only the courts can settle.  They must decide if the work violated any current laws and if the person who removed it had the legal authority to do so.
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55065
Alot of places have been doing that lately.  I'm not sure if they can do it or not I don't think so.\n\nI read a story last week about a high school student who got suspended from school for speaking spanish in the hallway.
1102673
unfortunately it is legal but its not right to come to the us and fly another flag !
1025178
Absolutely NOT.  This is in front of the California legislature right now in State Senate Bill 160 which goes beyond in-state tuition to provide financing.  It is subsidies like these, which put illegals in front of US citizen children from other states that make it so attractive to illegals to come here.  Everyone focusses on the 'employment magnet' but how many of you make sacrifices for your kids' education?\n\nThese magnets have to be removed, separately from whatever happens to the illegals already here, or we will never meaningfully reduce the flow across the border.\n\nProvisions to pave the way for this are also in the Senate Immigration bill.  Just one more reason it is a bad bill.
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I don't think it should be outlawed but i do feel a person or group should have to show good reason and get a permit prior to doing so.  How many would burn a flag in protest if it cost them money to do so.
24434
im not sure but i think in spanish class they  said that if youre a minor you cant cross the boder to Mexico
498891
No. Kids are forced to attend public school by the state government. The students have certain rights one being the right to be free from searches without a warrant, and the other being a right to bear arms. Rights cannot be taken by the government. If the government makes you attend school and the school has a metal detector they are forcing you to forfeit your rights. Furthermore if law abiding students and teachers are armed school shootings would result in less loss of human life because the victims would have the ability to defend themselves. The criminals that commit school violence know that the victims are unable to defend themselves and that is one reason they choose these kinds of targets.
838336
Ever hear of the First Amendment.  Banning the Pledge of Allegiance is a violation of free speech.  If you don't want to say it then don't say it.  How can you ban someone from saying the Pledge of Allegiance if they want?  Besides if you don't like your country then leave. If things are so bad here then we don't want you.  They are nothing but a bunch of punk liberals!
458370
Please tell you don't live in the USA. I'd hate to have another public school failure put on display.
642081
As a U.S. citizen in Mexico I can vouch for a lot of this info.  Mexico would never allow demonstrations like the ones in the US today (May 1st).  The illegals should be happy they are in such a free country and stop waving the Mexican flag!
454046
eather suspension or detention from school.
1007790
Conservatives usually don't try to convert others. Instead, they either rant to vent their own spleens or else they preach to the choir. However, although I support the ACLU, I don't think it's right to deny a student the right to talk about God at his high school graduation. After all, the student is simply expressing himself, and not the views of his school or the government that funds his school. I don't think that his mentioning God in any way violates the separation of church and state.