I hoped this was a hoax but it appears to be legit.
PEARL, MS (WLBT) - Teachers are prohibiting students from talking about President-Elect Barack Obama. WLBT's newsroom has been flooded by calls and emails from angry parents in several cities. These parents say their children were threatened with suspension if they said Obama's name or wore clothing that supports him.
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"One student was sent home to change because she had on a Barack Obama T-shirt and on the back it said "yes we can," said Loten.
And then I found this:
JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - A U.S. Postal worker says he was sent home Saturday after refusing to take off a Barack Obama T-shirt.
Fifty-year old Roger Thompson works at the main post office in downtown Jackson. Thompson said workers were told Friday that they could not wear President-Elect Obama T-shirts, hats or other paraphernalia.
He says the post office plant manager told employees they would receive disciplinary action if they wore Obama attire because some workers complained that it upset them.…employees were told the Obama ban would be put in writing Monday.
Both of these reports are from WLBT in Mississippi.
Lest anyone think the school thing is made up, watch the video at wlbt.com and see for yourself. According to WLBT, "Magee High School teachers read a memorandum in class the day after the election." A copy of the memo is in the video, as is the statement from the school stating, "It is unfortunate that some employees mishandled this situation, but they have been disciplined and I have spent the day clarifying our policies." The thing is, the memo seems pretty clear, although I don't think it advises school staff to suspend kids for wearing Obama shirts, which is what some parents say is happening.
As for Roger Thompson the postal worker, WLBT was, "told by a postal supervisor today that the plant manager would not be available for comment until Monday." Stay tuned.
Source: WLBT via detentionslip.org, and WLBT via me searching for something else and finding the second story
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