Court reviews case of CA students suspended for wearing US flag on “Cinco de Mayo”
Cinco de May (5th of May) celebrations, which commemorate the unlikely Mexican victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla, have made their way across America.
However, some have had issues with how American handle it. We reported that a Northwestern Latino student group said eating tacos to celebrate Cinco de Mayo is racist.
Now, a court is hearing a case about California students suspended for wearing American flag clothing on that day.
A federal appeals court is set to consider the case of three students who were sent home from a Northern California high school for refusing to remove shirts emblazoned with the American flag on Cinco de Mayo.
On Thursday the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco will hear oral arguments after a lower court tossed out the case in 2011.
School officials argued that students’ civil rights can be curtailed to ensure safety and limit disruptions. The lower court agreed and the students appealed.
The students wore the shirts on May 5, 2010. Mexicans celebrate that day as “Cinco de Mayo,” and compare it to the United States’ July Fourth observance. Unpleasant verbal exchanges and altercations marked the previous year’s celebrations at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, 20 miles south of San Jose.
Court hears case of Calif. students suspended for US flag clothing on Cinco de Mayo (Fox News)
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Stories like this piss me off to no end. I am proud of my Mexican heritage and I will eat tacos and drink Micheladas till my last day on Earth but I am an American first and foremost and unlike most of my friends and family that is good enough for me. All this Mexican-American crap is just driving us further apart. I enjoy Cinco de Mayo and Dia de Los Muertos as much as the next fella but this is getting out of hand. California is as good as gone.