The other side of the shirt contained male and female stick figures holding hands and the words “Excessive Speech Day.” The white t-shirt was festooned with a bold, red “universal no” circle and slash mark symbol superimposed over a multicolored rainbow. The civil liberties organization had previously warned that it was ready to sue the school district to protect Groody’s First Amendment rights. The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut represented the student, Seth Groody. (RELATED: Connecticut high school student can wear anti-gay shirt after all) In February, school officials in Wolcott, Conn reversed a prior decision to prohibit a high school student from wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with an anti-gay message. It’s not clear if the two juniors will fight their suspensions. “You don’t expect, like, kids to show up with a Confederate flag on their back,” senior Coleman Wooten said. They noted that it’s one thing to see the flag on a vehicle, but another to see it at school. Students with whom the CBS affiliate spoke also voiced support for the suspension. “There’s too many ethnic backgrounds that that could offend.” “I can see where we wouldn’t okay that,” said concerned aunt Tiki Scroggins, who was at at school to pick up her nephew. Local residents supported the school’s decision, according to KIRO. At least one of the unidentified, Confederate flag-wearing students wore the controversial symbol around his neck in some fashion.
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