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Crossroads Middle School

Crossroads Middle School in Lewisberry

Pennsylvania Student Free to Wear Pro-Life Abortion Shirt While Case Continues
Scranton, PA (LifeNews.com) -- A middle school student is free to wear his pro-life T-shirt proclaiming that "Abortion is Not Healthcare" after school officials stopped him from wearing it during the showing of a speech by President Barack Obama. Officials at Crossroads Middle School in Lewisberry ordered the student to remove the shirt on the day of Obama's address. School officials deemed the shirt "inappropriate," saying it might insult somebody -- even though the school routinely allows students to wear other shirts with other potentially offensive messages. Alliance Defense Fund attorneys filed a lawsuit in federal court several days ago against the West Shore School District for prohibiting the student from wearing the shirt. Now, the court issued an order on Monday, which the school district agreed to, that prohibits school officials from enforcing problematic policies challenged by Alliance Defense Fund attorneys. "Pro-life students shouldn't be censored for their views," ADF Senior Legal Counsel David Cortman told LifeNews.com today. Ref. Source 9

School Middle Crossroads

I am all for freedom of speech but when you allow students to wear all sorts of shirts with sayings on them, some of them offensive to others, your causing a potential break down in the learning process. The school should enforce a stricter dress code.