Oregon 8th Grader Suspended For Wearing Military T-Shirt to School

USPA NEWS - An 8th Grader at Dexter McCarty Middle School in Gresham, OR was suspended on Wednesday (October 7) after he wore a military T-Shirt with a rifle, boots, and helmet and that had the words "Standing for those who stood for us.“ on it.

Incident

The incident occurred on Wednesday (October 7) at Dexter McCarty Middle School in Gresham, OR, when 8th Grade student, 13-year old Alan Holmes was confronted by school officials for wearing a military T-Shirt that had a military image of a helmet, a rifle, and boots, along with the words "Standing for those who stood for us.“ According to Fox News, Holmes was confronted by schools officials and when he was told to change his T-Shirt, he "refused."

"I´m not changing into a Dexter shirt,“ said Holmes. He then told Fox News, “They won´t let me wear a shirt that supports the people that keep us free, I´m not going to support them."

Results

According to Fox News, the school escorted Holmes to the Principal's office, and then contacted Holmes' father, Charles Holmes. He had this to say to Fox News: “Yeah, I´m proud of him,“ “I would have done the same thing.“

When Fox 12 attempted to get in touch with school officials, they declined to answer any questions. According to KGW-TV, the school district told KGW-TV "we have a policy on student dress and grooming. Weapons on a shirt are not appropriate in a school setting.“

This incident comes within a week of the tragic Umpqua Community College shooting that left one teacher and eight students dead and several more injured, and occurred days before the on-campus shootings at Northern Arizona University and Texas State University (Friday, October 9).

For the United States Press Agency, I'm Jacob Huffman. Thanks for reading.