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Christian School Expels Girl for Wearing Rainbow Sweater on Her Birthday

From the handbook, page 28:

Non-School Uniform Policy

Students attending school related activities such as ball games, dramas, concerts, Arts and Crafts Festival or other events still represent Whitefield Academy. While the school uniform is not required at such events, students are to dress in a modest, neat manner and fashion that represents and complies with the core values of Whitefield Academy. Students who are not dressed appropriately may be asked to leave the event or school sponsored function.

Dress code for school functions (or while on campus during, before or after school hours) which do not require regular school uniform are casual by design should be dresses that will meet the flamingo test, neat jeans or walking shorts, collared shirts, Whitefield Academy or an appropriate t-shirt only. Tennis shoes, casual shoes and sandals are permitted. Hats, bandannas and boys’ earrings are not permitted. https://whitefield.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Parent-Student-Handbook-K-12-Current.pdf
I’m not seeing any verbiage that those rules apply even when not on school time. You’re essentially saying that they can get away with dictating what she wears in the privacy of her own home.
 
Feel free to spin it however you like, but if you read the manual then you'd know there is a process involved. I'm guessing you didn't read it. :)

Whitefield Academy’s Biblical role is to work in conjunction with the home to mold students to be Christ-like. On occasion, the atmosphere or conduct within a particular home may be counter or in opposition to the Biblical lifestylethe school teaches. This includes, but is not limited to, sexual immorality, homosexual orientation, or the inability to support Biblical standardsof right and wrong (Rom. 1:18-32, I Cor. 6:9). If the home environment is not in harmony with the school’s doctrinal beliefin the centrality of Jesus Christ and the authority of Scripture and Biblical lifestyle, it will be difficult for the school to cooperate with the home and achieve the goal of a student becoming Christ-like. In such cases, the school reserves the right, within its sole discretion, to refuse admission of an applicant or to discontinue enrollment of a student.

They set themselves up as the arbiters of whether or not the home is sufficiently Christian. Apparently, rainbows don't make the cut.
 
I’m not seeing any verbiage that those rules apply even when not on school time. You’re essentially saying that they can get away with dictating what she wears in the privacy of her own home.

Exactly! The home has to conform to their version of Christian values. Otherwise your kid gets the boot but the keep the tuition money.
 
Nota, you must have a higher opinion of the wisdom of your fellow citizens than I do. It does you credit. People sign contracts all the time that they don't read. I doubt they sat down and read a 30 page handbook before they plunked down their money and signed up.

Very kind of you. And you're right; people really do sign stuff all the time without reading it (including when they register at DP). I have no idea whether this is a Whitefield Academy requirement, but many schools do require students and parents to sign conduct contracts.

And these parents surely heard of this school because of its reputation. It wasn't a random choice. The handbook explicitly states that the school and the parents work together. This is the first item under General Disciplinary Policies:

Role of the Christian School

Whitefield Academy’s Biblical role is to work in conjunction with the home to mold students to be Christlike. On occasion, the atmosphere or conduct within a particular home may be counter or in opposition to the Biblical lifestyle the school teaches. This includes, but is not limited to, sexual immorality, homosexual orientation, or the inability to support Biblical standards of right and wrong (Rom. 1:18-32, I Cor. 6:9). If the home environment is not in harmony with the school’s doctrinal belief in the centrality of Jesus Christ and the authority of Scripture and Biblical lifestyle, it will be difficult for the school to cooperate with the home and achieve the goal of a student becoming Christ-like. In such cases, the school reserves the right, within its sole discretion, to refuse admission of an applicant or to discontinue enrollment of a student. https://www.debatepolitics.com/brea...w-sweater-her-birthday-67.html#post1071190401

Although I mainly attended public schools, I was graduated from a Sacred Heart school. Explicitly Roman Catholic, and then and now, irrespective of a student's religious faith or its lack, she goes to school Masses. Buddhist, Muslim Taoist, Jewish, whatever, she goes. The uniform code must be followed. However poorly, the student will study French. Parents know this. And as always, ignorance of the law is no excuse.
 
This wasn't a Madrassa.

And the Taliban kills LBGTQ people.

Hyperbole and stupidity in one post.

It was a Madrassa, just Christian instead of Muslim.
 
LOL. True, but that only applies to online. I rarely meet obnoxious atheists and nutjob Christians IRL.
And look at us fools. In here sparring with the obnoxious minority of our own volition.

Time to get a life, COTO.
 
Very kind of you. And you're right; people really do sign stuff all the time without reading it (including when they register at DP). I have no idea whether this is a Whitefield Academy requirement, but many schools do require students and parents to sign conduct contracts.

And these parents surely heard of this school because of its reputation. It wasn't a random choice. The handbook explicitly states that the school and the parents work together. This is the first item under General Disciplinary Policies:

Role of the Christian School

Whitefield Academy’s Biblical role is to work in conjunction with the home to mold students to be Christlike. On occasion, the atmosphere or conduct within a particular home may be counter or in opposition to the Biblical lifestyle the school teaches. This includes, but is not limited to, sexual immorality, homosexual orientation, or the inability to support Biblical standards of right and wrong (Rom. 1:18-32, I Cor. 6:9). If the home environment is not in harmony with the school’s doctrinal belief in the centrality of Jesus Christ and the authority of Scripture and Biblical lifestyle, it will be difficult for the school to cooperate with the home and achieve the goal of a student becoming Christ-like. In such cases, the school reserves the right, within its sole discretion, to refuse admission of an applicant or to discontinue enrollment of a student. https://www.debatepolitics.com/brea...w-sweater-her-birthday-67.html#post1071190401

Although I mainly attended public schools, I was graduated from a Sacred Heart school. Explicitly Roman Catholic, and then and now, irrespective of a student's religious faith or its lack, she goes to school Masses. Buddhist, Muslim Taoist, Jewish, whatever, she goes. The uniform code must be followed. However poorly, the student will study French. Parents know this. And as always, ignorance of the law is no excuse.

I actually think this situation was the result of misunderstanding on both sides. The family was a poor fit for this particular school.
 
Texas, well-known haven of liberalism.

That school has a stupid dress code. You should write someone about it.

What does liberalism have to do with it?
 
The only reason that the school is against the American flag is because of liberals. They push dress codes like that. The location being a school is basically irrelevant.

I am not sure if you are trying to be funny. I hope that is the case.
 
You'd have to ask the guy I was responding to, but he seemed awfully concerned about it.

Yeah. It's pretty dumb to bring politics into this.

"Any conservative symbol needs to be discriminated against as long as conservatives support this."

If I said that, it would equally be as dumb.
 
That is not being discussed. Of course private schools can do that. Nobody disputes that.

exactly!!

that is something only trolls and dishonest posts have tried to make the narrative about but completely failed and just ended up with egg all over their face. Its alkways funny to see those types of people fail so hard and look so monumentally stupid, its instant deserved karma. :)
 
A jetliner is a giant stork. Just made out of metal and full of people. :blink:

As I understand it, a Madrassa is simply a religious school. So yes, a Christian school is a Madrassa. There are all sorts of Christians and there are all sorts of Muslims. A Catholic School is very different from an Identity Christian school or a Fundamentalist Mormon school. Not all Muslim schools teach hate.
 
The only reason that the school is against the American flag is because of liberals. They push dress codes like that. The location being a school is basically irrelevant.

Actually it is relevant. Your example happened in a school, in this case, the discpline was inflicted on clothing worn outside of school. Not the same at all.

So next time you try whataboutism, make sure it is the same. Do you have anything to say on this case, or are you unwilling to criticize a conservative institution.
 
I see you don't understand the whole of the source story.

Now I agree that the rainbow shirt was not cause for expelsion, but the girl had already committed an act worthy of expulsion.

You should read the article you linked.

And she wasn't expelled for that. No, the last straw was wearing a rainbow sweater, and rainbows mean teh gheys.
 
If you look at the handbook, you'll see that the dress code does extend beyond school and includes events in which the student is considered to be representing the school.

So at a birhday party, she's representing the school? You're not even thinking, just instinctively jumping in to defend fellow conservatives. How much do you want to bet that a baseball hat breaks the dress code? Now, want to bet she wouldn't have been disciplined for wearing a MAGA hat?
 
Of course there's going to be a lot of bitching about Christian school. :) Its because we hate to see those children being brainwashed. Same goes for Islamic schools.

....and atheistic schools, military schools, communes, yada, yada, yada. :)
 
They set themselves up as the arbiters of whether or not the home is sufficiently Christian. Apparently, rainbows don't make the cut.

An agreement signed to by the parents. Are you now claiming the parents were unaware of the rules? What, exactly are you advocating here? If you are advocating couples must pass an IQ and competency test before having children, I agree.
 
An agreement signed to by the parents. Are you now claiming the parents were unaware of the rules? What, exactly are you advocating here? If you are advocating couples must pass an IQ and competency test before having children, I agree.

I don't see in the handbook about rainbow shirts and cakes.
 
And look at us fools. In here sparring with the obnoxious minority of our own volition.

Time to get a life, COTO.

God Bless America!

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