PATRIOTIC PINS NOT 'GANG PARAPHERNALIA'

Jon Dougherty, WorldnetDaily.com
Oct. 20, 2001

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The Pacific Justice Institute, a legal defense organization specializing in the defense of religious freedom, parental rights and other civil liberties, was recently contacted by a grandparent of two boys who were told by their high school teacher that they were not allowed to wear patriotic pins because of the district's "gang paraphernalia" policy.

The pins consisted of an American flag and the words "God Bless America."

After contacting the school district and following up with a legal opinion letter, an attorney from the Pacific Justice Institute was assured that the teacher had been acting outside the policies of the school district. The district also promised to inform its entire faculty at the upcoming faculty meeting as to the importance of respecting the rights of students to wear patriotic symbols.

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