Teen Suspended for Wearing Gun T-Shirt Returns to School - Wearing the Same Shirt!

Jared Marcum, an 8th grade student at Logan Middle School in Logan, West Virginia who was suspended and arrested by police for refusing to remove his gun t-shirt, has now returned to school - wearing the exact same t-shirt!

And, he wasn't alone.

Jared returned to school on Monday with many supporters greeting him outside.

"There's a lot of people wearing this same exact shirt, showing great, great support and I really appreciate it," Jared said before walking in to school.

According to WOWKTV, Marcum returned to class, fresh off of suspension, wearing the shirt that got him suspended from school after a dispute with a teacher. The shirt that began the controversy has an image of a gun on the front.

In the incident that sparked the controversy, Marcum was arrested by local police and faces two potential charges, obstructing an officer and disrupting the education process.

However, Jared's lawyer, Ben White says that "Charges aren't officially filed or brought until the prosecuting attorney's signs off on them and they don't do that willy nilly. They do that after a thorough investigation."

That investigation is currently underway, led by juvenile prosecutor, Sabrina Deskins.

http://www.cnsnews.com/blog/gregory-gwyn...ring-same-shirt

I don't understand, why is everyone supporting this child for refusing to go along with the school dress code?

As usual, at work so don't want to go to other website but I thought everyone who wanted to attend a school had to follow a dress code (for instance my daughter's school said no unnatural hair colors - like blue, pink, green, etc and I support that). They also couldn't wear shoes with no backs, they had to go up and down stairs and the school didn't want people tripping when their shoe slides off and they didn't want kids wearing flip-flops - so how does this differ from wearing a shirt with a gun if that's not allowed in the dress code? Also my daughter's school was not allowed to wear shirts with beer advertisements, etc.

Quote: ozarkian wrote in post #4

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I don't understand, why is everyone supporting this child for refusing to go along with the school dress code?

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Logan County Schools' dress code, which is posted on the school system's website, prohibits clothing and accessories that display profanity, violence, discriminatory messages or sexually suggestive phrases. Clothing displaying advertisements for any alcohol, tobacco, or drug product also is prohibited.

Their lawyer, Ben White, said that the T-shirt did not appear to violate any school policy.

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http://news.yahoo.com/w-va-student-schoo...-221912044.html

The shirt is in support of a Constitutional item. I do not see any way the school can argue it doesn't...

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Because it DIDN'T violate any dress code the school had in place. The shirt just offended some Leftist teacher....

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These liberal teachers in our school system all have mental problems. What in the name of heaven are they teaching our children?

Quote: Olivia wrote in post #7

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Who started yelling, making a scene and caused the disturbance.

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Makes me wonder why he was arrested?

Now...the fact that is wasn't in the dress code says one thing, but also I think a bit odd that his parents allowed him to wear to school. I would have been afraid because nowhere in the school policy does it say a child cannot bite his poptart into the shape of a gun but it sure got that kid in trouble.

People are just so freaking over-reacting over guns, gun shapes, etc, especially in the education system.