JESUS CHRIST PARTICIPATES IN AND CONDONES THE RECREATIONAL USE OF HALLUCINOGENS!
Why can't the world just lighten up? All of these official statements and reputations of legal entities... it clouds natural sense.
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The student isn't part of the faculty, he isn't representing the schools stance. Therefor the school's reputation is safe as long as the Principal express his and the schools stance on drug control. The student was not passing out drugs. One could even argue that it wasn't a promotion of drugs. It didn't say to take drugs, all it said really was Jesus likes hit. It's blasphemy against a faith if anything.
Now in all honesty, it isn't hard to imagine wanting to punish a kid for something like this. If we all sit down and think we can take it as promoting drug use. It is offensive to a lot of people. However, the Supreme Court's decision is solid without any variance. And after all, the entire student body recognizes it as a joke. Whether stupid or funny... a joke.
Now any student can be suspended for simply making a statement that can be interpreted to promote drug use. This of course, if cleverly argued, can be extended and applied to any other kind of speech that promotes the seemingly negative aspects of our society. I wish the Supreme Court could have narrowed their words a little more and not have made this broad ruling.
I'm sure a lot more punishment in schools will come from this ruling, it will be abused by the over serious, up-tight, suck up government employees that make up our flawed school system not only in education, but in the fair treatment of students in any sort of conflict.
They just make decisions, they don't think or have any concern for whether they punishing too hard, punishing only one guilty person, an innocent, or simply letting their personal biases and grudges get to themselves. They make no effort to investigate. It's only promoting their 'structured environment.'
Why can't people get away from their official statements, their podiums, their suits, greased hair, and just be people?