Walking the T-Shirt Tightrope

LEGAL BRIEF

The school day is just starting when the principal calls the superintendent. Students have arrived wearing matching T-shirts reading “Let’s Go Brandon,” a political slogan referencing former President Joe Biden.

Meanwhile, another student walks in wearing a shirt stating, “There Are Only Two Genders.” Down the hall, a parent is demanding action about a student’s shirt proclaiming, “Be Happy, Not Gay.”

The principal urgently requests advice about whether to require any of the students to remove their shirts.

A Complex Reality