reason news.Our March issue included a brief article about 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). , a high school senior in Portsmouth, Rhode Island Portsmouth is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 17,149 at the 2000 census. Portsmouth's ZIP code is 02871. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 153.6 km² (59.3 mi²). 60. . Agin, a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism Society for Creative Anachronism (usually shortened to SCA) is a historical reenactment and living history group founded in 1966 in California, which recreates pre-17th century Western European history and culture. , had submitted a photo of himself to the school yearbook in which he wore chainmail and carried a medieval broadsword. The picture was rejected on the grounds that it violated his school's zero-tolerance policy for weapons. We're happy to report that the Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States 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. Board of Education has ruled that the decision to ban the photo was "arbitrary and capricious." Agin's picture will appear in the yearbook after all. That doesn't mean common sense is blossoming in Portsmouth, though. The Providence Journal reports that "Sylvia Wedge, chairwoman of the Portsmouth School Committee ... said an effort will be made to ensure similar photos aren't allowed in the future." |
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