A dress code for the yearbook?A high school, senior was surprised by his school's refusal this fall to use a yearbook photo of him dressed in chain-mail armor with a broadsword slung over his shoulder. "I didn't think it was that big a deal," says Patrick Agin a·gin Chiefly Upper Southern U.S. prep. 1. Against. 2. Opposed to: I'm agin him. 3. Next to; beside; near. 4. By or before (a specified time). , 17, who goes to Portsmouth High School Portsmouth High School may refer to:
Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. branch of the American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. (A.C.L.U.) has filed suit supporting Agin's free-speech rights to use the photo. Both sides have agreed to take the matter to the State Education Commissioner. Meanwhile, the school has said that Agin is welcome to use the photo in a paid ad in the yearbook. Steven Brown, executive director of the Rhode Island A.C.L.U. says, "I guess they think it's a danger to the school system on page 6, but not on page 26." |
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