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Senior T-Shirts Banned for the Second Year in a Row

On Monday, Jan. 11, more than 100 seniors came to school with a controversial T-shirt that read, ” SENIORS HE11 YEAH NILES WEST HIGH 2K11,” in an attempt to display their school spirit.

Students were required to cover or change their shirts, which they had bought for $7 each, because they we deemed as “inappropriate” by the deans. The class of 2010’s t-shirts, which referenced alcohol, were also banned.

“I think what happens is it’s all perceptive.  What may not offend you may offend someone else, so we decided the most appropriate decision was to make students zip up their coats,” said assistant principal, Elizabeth Gomez, who contributed to the decision of banning such shirts.

Despite her decision against the shirts, Gomez commented that she thought the shirts were “clever.”

Senior Parisa Piri said,  “I had bought the shirt to support the senior class.  There are more inappropriate shirts that are worn at school every day, and past senior shirts included sex and alcohol references.”

Fellow senior, Cheyenne Farrell, agreed.

When asked about why she believed the shirt was appropriate, Farrell said, “Because it’s less about the shirt and what it says, and more about the students coming together, it shows the seniors want to come together as a class.”

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    Lauren PoochieFeb 10, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    Since when is He11 a word? Theres a niles west education for ya!

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    Callie SherFeb 9, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    If the t-shirts were banned and we couldnt wear them, why is there a picture up that everyone can see?!

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    MalcolmJan 28, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    I have to agree with everyone who commented about this topic. It doesn’t make sense at all to banned the shirts. We are just showing our creativity and that were not trying to make it offensive towards anyone. We watch movies in school with inappropriate language or learn about sex in health class so why are the deans overreacting?

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    MaryJan 28, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    I agree with Parisa Piri, it’s not right how other students get to wear extremely offensive shirts, yet they get no punishment, and the seniors can’t even wear a shirt with the word hell on it? When are the deans, and the principle going to start being fair?

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    JuliaJan 28, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    They’re leaving soon anyways, I mean really, just let them have their shirt and wear it too…

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    StephanieJan 25, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    I don’t see any reason why the t-shirt should be banned. It’s not intended to be bad.

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    Eric KrikorianJan 16, 2011 at 12:26 PM

    I think its just another thing the school administrators are using to show that they have control over us.

    Realistically nobody around school will say that the word “hell” is bad or inappropriate. Actually, the number of teachers who have talked about it have thought much differently than the administrators. What about shirts people wear with lines from the bible on them, is that inappropriate then? Some religions may find that as offensive: “What may not offend you may offend someone else”

    The administrators were mad because the seniors had a great party in the double helix hallway. Banning the shirts which will still be worn for the rest of the year was their way of punishing the seniors for their acts.

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    JohnJan 14, 2011 at 3:57 PM

    “Horrible and deplorable violence is okay as long as nobody says any naughty words!”

    Everything’s offensive to somebody. We learn Evolution in Biology and read about sex and death in English classes… yet we’re not mature enough to handle a naughty word? All we’re doing is teaching people they can have their way. If we do this, anyone can just come in and ask for something removed because it’s offensive. We’re mature enough to learn about mass genocide, to learn about safe sex, but we’re not mature enough to use a few words? Especially this word. This is not a derogatory word. This is not an offensive term. Nobody is saying ‘go to…’ or anything. It’s not as if it’s the F word, or the N word.

    There is nothing offensive about this T-shirt, and I’m disappointed the school has taken such measures against it.

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    JackJan 14, 2011 at 12:19 AM

    Lots of banning going on these days.

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      nwJan 18, 2011 at 5:21 PM

      tell me about it…

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