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Live Oak principal Miguel Rodriguez should be deported

A Hispanic principal sent kids home for wearing American flag apparel to school on Cinco de Mayo. The article below concludes by saying “We’re not going to be sending kids home for wearing American flags or wearing patriotic colors,” “That’s discriminatory.”

Principal Miguel Rodriguez has taken school district policy into his own hands primarily because he is Hispanic. Rodriguez was probably angry with the students for daring to wear American flags on Cinco de Mayo and decided to take matters into his own hands and remove the kids from school. Now Rodriguez is back peddling and saying he feared for the kids safety.

Its too late Mr. Rodriguez. The kids that were singled out in front of their peers and forced to leave school under the threat of being suspended or expelled were already racially profiled and sent home for the mere act of acting patriotic.

What do the excuses that Mr. Rodriguez uses say about the Latino community as a whole? That if you dare to wear clothing that is patriotic toward America on Cinco de mayo, you will get your ass kicked by Hispanics?

Cinco de Mayo is not a national holiday. The 4th of July is a national holiday. Cinco de Mayo is just another beer drinking day, like St. Patrick’s day. I have never read a story where an Irish principal sent kids home from school for disrespecting the Irish.

The idea that these Hispanic students are parading around downtown Morgan Hill waving Mexican flags and demanding respect is reprehensible. Where is your respect for America and its people? You kids are a bunch of wet behind the ears green ass pooh butts that are blinded by the color of your own skin.

Hispanic children have been indoctrinated into the notion that your race and culture is better than any other. Is this not racist behavior? Does this kind of thinking mot make Miguel Rodriguez and virtually all of these students bigots? If the roles and countries were reversed, and this was an American principal in Mexico, he would be beaten to death and his remains sent back to America in a box.

To expect Americans to sit back and watch as Latinos extol the greatness of a corrupt, lawless nation of drug gangs and pirates is disrespectful to all Americans.

About 200 Hispanic teens are marching in Morgan Hill yelling “We want respect!” and “Si se puede!” in reaction to a controversy ignited when the Live Oak High School principal effectively sent four students home for wearing T-shirts with American flags on them during Cinco de Mayo.

Mexican-American students felt the students were being disrespectful on the only day they celebrate their heritage while students sporting red, white and blue said it violated their First Amendment rights.

Six police cars and a Morgan Hill motorcycle officer have been cruising alongside the large group as it marches.

The group – mostly high school students – walked out of school this morning after the story of four students who were sent home because they wore American flag T-shirts went viral on TV and online. Many wear red, white and green and two large Mexico flags can be seen at the front of the line.

The students say they want people to know they’re proud of their heritage and they believe wearing red, white and blue on Cinco de Mayo is disrespectful.

Many of the students are from Live Oak High School, who left school around 11 a.m. this morning and decided to march to the school district headquarters just north of Tennant Avenue. When they arrived, they were told to leave.

“We did this to support the Latino-Hispanic community,” said Francine Roa, who graduated from Live Oak in 2005. She brought her 2-year-old son, Elias Martinez, on the march.

She said it’s a peaceful march to support Mexican-Americans in Morgan Hill.

The crowd is en route to Morgan Hill City Hall on Peak Avenue.

The controversy has become the focus of national media attention today. The story has appeared across the country on national media outlets, including the front page of foxnews.com, The Drudge Report and MSNBC.

In addition, at least four Bay Area TV news stations set up camp in front of Live Oak High School.

It was originally thought that five students were sent home, but one did return to class Wednesday.

This morning, some students were seen wearing red, white and blue in support of the four students. Some teens spread the word on Facebook since Wednesday’s incident encouraging Live Oak students to show their patriotism by wearing their colors.

Live Oak officials were silent on the issue and asked that TV crews stay near the street in front of the school. So far, no further comment has been made since Assistant Principal Miguel Rodriguez and Principal Nick Boden told the students they must turn their T-shirts inside-out or face suspension. The parents of the students met them campus and took the four students as an unexcused absence.

Uncle Sam even embarked onto Live Oak this morning in the form of John Massina, a San Jose resident, who said he was so enraged that he drove to Morgan Hill to protest.

“I’m terribly upset that these patriotic students were sent home,” Massina said. “I wanted to make a statement. This is absolutely wrong.”

The four students met with Assistant Superintendent Jay Totter Wednesday evening at the district headquarters and they said Totter said what happened to them was wrong and “they would take care of it.”

It’s unclear at this time what was meant by that comment.

Officials at the school chose not to comment on the situation Wednesday, but one student said an official called the T-shirts “incendiary.”

“They said we were starting a fight, we were fuel to the fire,” said sophomore Matt Dariano.

The Morgan Hill Unified School District issued this statement: “In an attempt to foster a spirit of cultural awareness and maintain a safe and supportive school environment, the Live Oak High School administration took certain actions earlier today.

“The district does not concur with the Live Oak High School administration’s interpretation of either board or district policy related to these actions.”

Five teens were sitting at a table outside during their brunch break about 10:10 a.m. when Assistant Principal Miguel Rodriguez asked two boys to take off their American flag bandannas. The boys said they complied. In the same conversation, sophomore Dominic Maciel said, Rodriguez told the group to “walk with him to the office.”

Dariano called his mother Diana, who spread the word to the other parents, who all arrived soon after to have a conference with Rodriguez and Principal Nick Boden. The group said they were not instigating anything and did what they always do at break – sit and talk and eat.

A parent of two Live Oak students, Teresa Casillas, said the American-flag wearing students were yelling “We live in America!” at the brunch break. She said her children were upset by their behavior at school, calling it disrespectful.

“We’re all offended by it,” Casillas said. She said parents of all ethnicities she spoke with felt that way. “Morgan Hill is too small of a community to start any racial wars. This is just bringing it out a little bit more.”

The boys were told they must turn their T-shirts inside-out or be sent home – and that it would not be considered a suspension – but that Rodriguez did not want any fights to break out among Mexican-American students and those wearing American flags. Dariano said other students were wearing American flags but since they were a group of five “we were the easiest target to cause trouble” according to Rodriguez, he said.

Over at Gilroy High School, Mexican and American patriotic colors commingled peacefully Wednesday, Principal Marco Sanchez said.

“Kids were in good spirits,” he said. “I was out on campus most of the day and didn’t see anything that was abnormal.”

He reported no disciplinary issues as a result of Mexican or American patriotism. Plenty of students donned both both countries’ national colors but none were sent home for wearing green, red, white, blue or any combination thereof, he said. Doing so would be “outrageous,” he said.

“We’re not going to be sending kids home for wearing American flags or wearing patriotic colors,” Sanchez said. “That’s discriminatory.”

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  1. Jessica
    September 20, 2012 at 12:49 pm

    This is the most pathetic and bias article I have read on this subject. You should take a step back and look at the big picture. This is a problem in our whole country not just this one school. You didn’t even know Rodriguez so therefore you have no right to criticize him or assume his reasons for his actions.

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  2. Grout
    July 12, 2010 at 7:54 am

    This article doesn't mention that the following day several Latino students wore Mexican flags to school and Rodriguez sent them home as well. He found that colors were OK but flags caused fights last year and wanted to avoid the fights. It's that simple.

    For those of you who think this was a simple show of patriotism by the white or latino kids, it wasn't; the flags on both sites were very clearly (to everyone involved) meant to incite the other. Administrators recognized that, and dealt with it to avoid violence.

    And "anonymous" — if your kids actually went to Live Oak, as you claim, you'd know that Rodriguez grew up here and is as American as you and I. Your desire to "deport" him shows that you're not being truthful.

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  3. Troy
    May 12, 2010 at 11:07 am

    FYI-Proposition 222 passed in 1998. It outlawed bilingual education (CA schools can’t teach regular classes in Spanish.

    Even if these boys were saying “We live in America!” as one person who allegedly goes to the school stated, I don’t understand how any administrator can justify any sort of action against them. It’s disclosure, and should be protected (as I understand it) just as any other statement of disclosure, such as “I am Jewish,” or “I am gay.”

    Sure, the statement might be implying something, like, I don’t know… “you don’t live in Mexico anymore, it’s time you start supporting the country you’ve chosen to live in.”

    I don’t mind people who hang onto parts of their culture. I actually think it’s pretty cool, since it gives a person an established pattern of behavior that helps them form instant bonds and understanding with other people that look like them. I observe this, but don’t have it in my own life since I’m white, and don’t really feel like there is any “white culture” that I can use to bond with other white people.

    The only characteristics that I hear attributed to white people are extremely negative. In this case, I feel like people are making the assumption that the 4 or 5 boys are assumed to be white, just because they have been pitted against a minority. I also feel like their actions have been condemned by minorities without any objective thought whatsoever. I mean, what exactly is the social etiquette they broke here? They implied being “American” while being in the U.S. is more important than being “Mexican” while in the U.S.?

    Amen to that.

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  4. Isabelle
    May 11, 2010 at 7:21 am

    Vice principal Rodriguez SHOULD NOT be fired. This article makes too many assumptions as to why Rodriguez acted as he did. Is worrying about student safety not legitimate reasoning? There has been racial tension at Live Oak High School and therefore Rodriguez should have been concerned about his students' safety. If he hadn't been concerned, that, would be racism because he would not be looking out for all of his students equally. Unless someone has spoken to Rodriguez, one should not presume to know his reasoning for his actions. Several people have commented that "most hispanics" think their culture is better than the American culture. This is not a fact. Many hispanics try to integrate into the American lifestyle and many hispanics do successfully integrate into the American culture and way of life. An example that comes to mind is my friend who is Mexican American and is attending Harvard. I do not think she was accepted into Harvard, the top school in the U.S. because she "trampled American culture" or "just because she is Mexican". I think everyone can agree that Harvard University has higher standards than that.
    By the way, to those who say Miguel Rodriguez should be deported- HE IS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN how can you deport an American citizen?

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    • refuse2lose
      May 24, 2010 at 9:38 pm

      Maybe if Rodriguez had said from the beginning that he was worried for their safety I would believe that was the reason.But unfortunately for you the kids were threatened with expulsion or suspension,so safety was not his reasoning.And why was his answer sending the kids home?He could have very easily called for a meeting of all teachers and kids and told them that there would be no retaliation against anyone wearing pro-American apparel.

      One question I have for you is why do you find it necessary to call your friend "Mexican-American"?Once a person becomes a citizen of the USA they become an American.If calling yourself Mexican is so important why do you stay here?

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  5. Webmaster
    May 10, 2010 at 6:00 am

    We not only teach in spanish, we provide day care for the children's children too here in California. It cost the taxpayer billions because kids are having kids they can't pay for. JD

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  6. Gaby
    May 10, 2010 at 4:46 am

    I can't belive public schools are teaching in spanish… since when United States changed the national language to spanish?. No school in Mexico or any other latinamerican country teaches in English, we do have ONE signature named English (or French) but that's it. So why should Americans have to teach in spanish! that is completely outrageous.
    I didn't like the comment on skin color (the one I quoted above) because first that IS racist, and second, not all of us have dark skin… i'm a caucasian and that doesn't make me less Latina.
    But i do understand that the behavior of most latinos in Your country is making you angry, and that makes me soooooo sad, 'cause just because too many poorly educated latinamerican landed there, now most of the rest pay the consequences. Or at least that's what i feel whenever i go to the U.S. and that's not fair neither.

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  7. Gaby
    May 10, 2010 at 4:46 am

    "that are blinded by the color of your own skin"…
    I can't believe i read that in the middle of the article… C'MON!!.
    I'm a latinamerican girl, I DONT live in the US, i'm argentinian and I live in Argentina.
    I wanted to write a couple of lines as an objective party, if you allow me.
    I gotta say "americans" (I hate that expression 'cause the entire continent is not you) HAVE A RIGHT TO BE PISSED OFF, the US is their country and most latinos there act as if they could just break in and start demolishing their culture to replace it with their own… Amreican flags on American schools shouldn't be banned, nor the kids that wear them should be punished

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  8. trishostroski
    May 9, 2010 at 4:31 am

    May 5 is an important date in AMERICAN history as it marked some important endings in Wrold War II and the United States was in that war. This is a nation that people and their ancestors have come from other countries. Cinco De Mayo was a disagreement between France and Mexico. What would this country be acknowledging every other country and its wars with the countries they had wars with. We would have never come together as a country had this gone on. Could you imagine? That seems pretty simple to me. This is racist all right against those of French origin. We don't see those hailing from other countries doing this so publically. We would jsut be a culture celebrating our ancestors and differences that were had with other countries. This is America.

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  9. Veronica
    May 8, 2010 at 12:58 am

    I can't believe that so much hatred still exists today! All of you should be ashamed of yourselves. Next thing you know, we are going to be living in the 50's and 60's, once again. I don't see anything wrong with being patriotic and I see why many Americans are upset about this whole situation but on the other hand all of you are being unfair towards Rodriguez. All he was doing was trying to protect those 4 boys.

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    • edward
      May 7, 2010 at 11:20 pm

      Veronica, you're an idiot. He was not trying to protect those boys, he was using his authority to try and make them conform to what he wanted. Too bad for him the attention the situation got has now shown him for being the petty little tyrant he is. Mexicans have a perfect right to be proud of being Mexican, but when they are in a foreign country they should respect that country. This is the USA, not Mexico, and red, white and blue are our colors. No disrespect to Mexicans, but Cinco de Mayo is mostly a drinking celebration carried out in the US by people of all races, and barely even celebrated inside Mexico.

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    • edward
      May 8, 2010 at 6:20 am

      Veronica, you're an idiot. He was not trying to protect those boys, he was using his authority to try and make them conform to what he wanted. Too bad for him the attention the situation got has now shown him for being the petty little tyrant he is. Mexicans have a perfect right to be proud of being Mexican, but when they are in a foreign country they should respect that country. This is the USA, not Mexico, and red, white and blue are our colors. No disrespect to Mexicans, but Cinco de Mayo is mostly a drinking celebration carried out in the US by people of all races, and barely even celebrated inside Mexico.

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  10. Don M
    May 7, 2010 at 4:58 pm

    Does anyone know if Miguel Rodriguez is a United States citizen?

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  11. Cesar
    May 7, 2010 at 2:18 pm

    Or at least curbed, just as 4th of July celebrations should be curbed. Or any ultra nationalist demonstration. Its good to be proud of your ethnicity and heritage, but never at the expense of others. And even though I wasnt there, I am willing to concede that maybe SOME latinos were a little carried away, but the same can be said of the five kids who felt a need to rain on the latinos parade.

    This is what we should be talking about, not inventing stories about Mr. Rodriguez and calling him a racist. Whether you believe he acted too quickly or not the point is he was doing his job. He saw a potentially violent situation and he tried to stop it. His role in this is the LEAST of our worries. We really need to look at ourselves and see if its a good idea to be teaching our kids to be so divisive, Mexicans and people from the US, and any other nationality for that matter.

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    • Jose Tortillo
      May 8, 2010 at 4:44 am

      Another latino stating that Mexicans should have an equal state in the affairs of the U.S. Hey, the 4th of July IS what the USA is about. You're nothing more than another dip-stick liberal. Go away.

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  12. deport obama
    May 7, 2010 at 1:53 pm

    Mexico deports only illegal mexicans, taquila, and sexually transmitted diseases. Enough said. Deport all illegals. I hope this assistant principle has hired body guards due to his unpopular status with the used to be silent majority in this country. Go ARIZONA!!!!!!

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  13. JLo
    May 7, 2010 at 6:52 pm

    This is absoulutely unbelievable! What's next? The more we keep pointing out diversity and have it shoved down our throats by the nanny state liberals, the more race becomes a factor and the more divided we become. I could care less where someone comes from, or if they want to fly their national colors….more power to you. That being said, it's not a one way street. THIS IS AMERICA and anyone who is offended by AMERICANS showing their patriotism by displaying their AMERICAN flag, REGARDLESS OF WHAT DAY IT IS, then grow up and get a life OR GET OUT!! I'm Irish and I'm offended that people associate my heritage with a bunch of drunken idiots! See how stupid that sounds?? Seriously…you all should be ashamed to even be called American if this is your attitude toward those who fought to give us the freedom we now enjoy. Expressing your opinion is one thing, but keeping those who oppose you from expressing theirs is absolutely UN-AMERICAN!! This is where being Politically Correct has gotten us. NICE PLAN!!

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  14. anonymous
    May 7, 2010 at 6:03 pm

    These are the things that I find offensive.

    1. Graffiti on my wall that surrounds my backyard.

    2. People that refuse to speak english while living in America.

    3. People that beat down my two sons en mass ( 10 on 1) at least once a month in school with school administrators do nothing out of fear of offending the mass.

    4. School administrators that look out only for the Hispanic kids because they too are Hispanic.

    5. People that parade around town wearing "Viva la Raza" shirts.

    6. People that fly mexican flags from their homes while living in America.

    7. People that take advantage of the system by forcing the school to teach them in spanish.

    8. People that do nothing to contribute to the American way of life.

    9. People that blame their problems on Americans instead of facing the fact that their children are nothing more than arch criminals.

    10. People that believe that their "culture" should be forced upon Americans in our schools.

    My kids go to Live Oak, and I work two jobs and barely get by financially. Yet these little cholos have all the gear, all the bling. They get free lunches while my kids have to brown bag it. My get are routinely ridiculed by these cholos for not being able to afford lunch. It seems that unless your on welfare, you cannot get a free lunch.

    Administrators turn a deaf ear to my concerns and complaints. Miguel Rodriguez should be deported, or at least fired for not looking out for the interests of ALL students, not just the ones that look and speak like him.

    Name omitted out of fear of my kids being beaten down in retaliation.

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  15. Hitmanfan7
    May 7, 2010 at 3:27 pm

    @Ceser Sorry, but what evidence do you have that there was going to be a riot? What evidence do you have on the mentality of the kids? Even if they DID wear the U.S. flag apparel to be provacative, that is CLEARLY protected speech under the U.S. Constitution, because it is analogous to the black arm band case of the students who protested the Vietnam War. Just like here, people made the argument that they were trying to prevent riots from people who supported the war. Guess what…it was rejected.

    I say "American" because it is a common shorthand for the United States of America. You know I'm not talking about the North or South American Continent…you're just grasping at straws.

    While Mr. Rodriguez probably should act REASONABLY to prevent riots, this was an unreasonable action. In fact, his action probably exacerbated any tension in the school and now makes it MORE LIKELY that there will be a riot. Therefore, the reasonable action would be to REMOVE Mr. Rodriguez from his position because he has created a volatile situation. By his action, he shows a disgusting propensity for Political Correctness that is way out of control.

    I'm sorry, but if you just described the kids' mentality to that of a gang for showing the support for their country, then you are as deranged as Lizette and Anna. You do realize that some of the Mexican-American kids had Mexican flags? Are they "gang-like" as well in your world? Please tell me you are at least consistent.
    You see, whether or not you realize it, many people have DIED fighting for our flag. They have died fighting for cretins like Mr. Rodriguez to go on and make a nice living. They have died for people like Lizette to spew her bile of hate. Finally, they have died for kids to be able to show their patriotism to their country. I find it unbelievable that there are some people who get offended by that. If you don't like our country, our flag or our "mentality," then by all means get the hell out. This is coming from a first generation Russian-American.

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    • Webmaster
      May 8, 2010 at 6:10 am

      Great comment. Unfortunately, arguing with people about race is like talking to a wall. You may as well pound your head against the floor until blood comes out of your ears. JD

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  16. busman13
    May 7, 2010 at 2:00 pm

    Your right Cesar, Rodriguez acted quickly to prevent a riot, so I guess he knew he had an angry mob of Mexicans. So why weren't all celebrations canceled?

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  17. Hitmanfan7
    May 7, 2010 at 6:36 am

    People like lizette and Anna show not just their anti-American, leftneck sentiment, but also demonstrate their ignorance about our Constitution. You can see their own racism within the post when they mention how the "white boys" should get it (i.e. the Mexican-American boys who wore an American flag). However, in some way it is important to pity lizette and Anna, as they exhibit symptoms of mental derangement that some liberals do. They see a world through the prism of race, where all whites have white-privilege, and all minorities are oppressed. Attributing stereotypes and negative motives to white people is allowed because white people have all the power (but never to minorities, of course, otherwise it is racist). After all, our white President and white attorney general, who would never nominate Hispanics to positions of power, are oppressing all minorities.

    The question is, how many other leftneck, anti-American deranged degenerates like Assistant Principal Miguel Rodriguez are present in our school systems?

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    • Cesar
      May 7, 2010 at 6:55 am

      Hitmanfan7, I suppose you would have been OK with Mr. Rodriguez had he allowed the students to continue to wear there US flag shirts and had a fight or a riot break out? Its his job not to maintain a safe learning environment for our children? And if that would have happened would you have automatically blamed the Latino students? If there was school on or near the 4th of July and some patriotic USAers (why do you say American? do you not realize that Mexicans, Costa Ricans, Chileans, etc. are Americans as well?) beat up some patriotic Mexicans would you blame them as well? However, that aside why are we concentrating so much on Mr. Rodriguez? As I said he was trying to maintain a safe environment. The real issue here is how we raise our kids to have a gang mentality about their countries. I am not a fanatic about my country. I love my family and my friends, I like the place I live, but I do not treat it like a football team.

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  18. Pldl
    May 7, 2010 at 3:58 am

    I really can't believe the nerve of the people who marched. They should go back to Mexico, and help fix Mexico's problems, instead of entering the United States and complaining about how the American Flag violates your Mexican pride.

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    • 214
      May 6, 2010 at 11:42 pm

      Almost everyone who march was BORN in America anyway, so I don't know what you mean by go BACK to Mexico…

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    • 214
      May 7, 2010 at 6:42 am

      Almost everyone who march was BORN in America anyway, so I don't know what you mean by go BACK to Mexico…

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    • refuse2lose
      May 11, 2010 at 8:31 pm

      But you have to realize that the illegals we have here are here because they know that if they pulled their crap in Mexico they would be jailed or killed.They have no pride in anything,they are kids and thugs who think they can get away with everything because they are in the "land of the free".

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  19. Jose Calvados
    May 6, 2010 at 11:20 pm

    As a teacher here in Los Angeles of Latino extraction, I have long warned of the dangers of letting students proclaim the greatness of their culture over that of another culture. Now it appears that the behavior is going to ruin education all together. At what point will it end?

    My students occasionally try to push me into a corner and "come out" as a Hispanic. I tell them I am already "out" I know of my Mexican ancestry, but that now I am an American.

    Jose Calvados

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  20. Red White and Blue
    May 7, 2010 at 5:53 am

    Bottom line… this IS America!!! If citizens of this country can't wear the flag of the country they were Born, Raised, Live, and Love in…well then, send us all packing!! Oops, just send the 'REAL AMERICANS' that don't exploit it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  21. Lizzette
    May 7, 2010 at 3:28 am

    rodriguez should not be fired for being concerned about their safety, its not just a mexican thing, its any race, and goes beyond that. we see this same thing happening at sporting events all the time. fact of the matter is is that those kids wanted to provoke the hispanic children, and rodriguez removed them for their safety, not for what they were wearing, and they jus so happened to be wearing red white n blue that day, well guess what theyre gonna be wearing next year most likely, probably uniforms. Is it really that hard to let your fellow students enjoy their heritage? Im mexican and i dont celebrate it, not cause im not proud to be hispanic or whatever, but because race is not a big deal anymore, well at least i don't think so. the only thing anyone needs to be protesting bout nowadays is all them people out there that disrespect fallen Soldiers. next time rodriguez let the white boys meet their fate, people need to be careful what they ask for. and yes this article was a lil harsh, but come on now, its another one of those cases where hes not allowed to say certain things cause hes not that race, which in turn yes is racist, and name calling, its funny, a good laugh, but really what are you gonna do about it?

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    • Webmaster
      May 7, 2010 at 4:43 am

      Oh I see Liz, you are now a mind reader and know that the kids wearing the flag gear just wanted to piss people off. Perhaps these students, faced daily with special clubs on campus for everyone but them, had finally had enough. When I was in high school in the 70's Latinos had MECHA, a club that excluded me because I appear white. JD

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      • 214
        May 7, 2010 at 6:40 am

        I actually go to LO, and yes they were trying to provoke people. I also know Mr. Rodriguez, and he's not the sort of person that would get so offended by that kind of thing. Those kids really did piss a LOT of people off, and they would have gotten their asses JUMPED if they didn't get sent home.

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        • Giants
          May 7, 2010 at 6:26 pm

          So is that the only way that hispanic students can resolve things is by a mass "jumping". Why dont they understand hat our country was founded on the idea that people are FREE to express themselves and can show PRIDE in country any day they choose, especially when its for the country they reside in. Do you even know why Cinco De Mayo is celebrated? Do you even know that its not a national holiday in Mexico. Mexican Independance day is in September, on the 16th. If the hispanic students had "jumped" any students just for simply wearing the American flag (in America) on Cinco De Mayo regardless of their intent, they wuld be real sorry. American are getting sick and tire of having to apologize for being proud to be American because it might offend someone. All these nationalities have clubs on campus, they have special awards in Hollywood, but dare to hav something for "white" and then were called racist. Its such a double standard and their will be breaking point real soon. Look at how much media this has brought- People are getting sick and tired of not being able to be a Proud American because it might offend someone. If they dont like it hre go to their beloved country.

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        • JOse Tortillo
          May 8, 2010 at 4:41 am

          You need your ass kicked you friggin Taco bending bitch.

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    • Cesar
      May 7, 2010 at 4:06 am

      Well said lizzette

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    • jcinkc
      May 8, 2010 at 8:29 pm

      Those Mexicans gave me a good idea. Next year I'll have my own march with American Flags flying on: SAN JACINTO DAY. Sam Houston's my hero.

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  22. ann
    May 6, 2010 at 6:46 pm

    Anna…what is racist about this article? Why do you and others with your same mindset called people racist if they have an opinion other than what you want them to have. If it's not racist for Hispanics/Latinos/Mexicans to fly the Mexican flag, it certainly can't be wrong for Americans to wear, fly, carry etc. the American flag. If Hispanic people are so offended they truly need to return to their beloved Mexico.

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  23. ann
    May 7, 2010 at 1:46 am

    Anna…what is racist about this article? Why do you and others with your same mindset called people racist if they have an opinion other than what you want them to have. If it's not racist for Hispanics/Latinos/Mexicans to fly the Mexican flag, it certainly can't be wrong for Americans to wear, fly, carry etc. the American flag. If Hispanic people are so offended they truly need to return to their beloved Mexico.

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  24. Webmaster
    May 7, 2010 at 1:15 am

    Well said, Dennis. I am getting sick up and fed of people that pretend to be offended over everything. Grow some skin. You people are in America now.

    JD

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  25. Dennis K
    May 7, 2010 at 1:11 am

    Jose, no one but your bigoted students, care about where you came from, only where you are and going. You sound like an American, we need a few more.
    God Bless, if these students or so called teachers/administrators are offended by the American Flag, there are many of us that would pay their one way ticket out.

    Your right government education died a decade ago, I went to public schools, but my child is and will stay in private school, if I have to work 4 jobs and live in my car.

    God Bless

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  26. Anna
    May 6, 2010 at 11:46 pm

    You are a racist sexist pig. Your site is mean and cruel and should be taken off of the internet. RACIST!!!

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    • Webmaster
      May 7, 2010 at 12:33 am

      Yeah yeah, thats all you have is name calling. I am not a racist. I am Latino fool. If I were racist I would hate myself. Here's what I see. I see people that have been getting their way for way too long, and like an overindulged, spoiled little child, they are throwing tantrums because Americans have finally begun saying the word "no."

      JD

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    • Dennis K
      May 7, 2010 at 1:19 am

      Anna, you are sadly in error. If all you can do is call people names, you obviously have no intellect or point to make.

      This is America, if you don't like the American flag and want to bully others that are proud of this once and hopefully great again country.

      You and those students and administrators have spit on every brave soldier, whether white, hispanic, jew gentile, muslim, asian, male or female or whatever that have ever served for this country.

      They have spit in the face of every Real American and if the flag offends anyone of you. The solution s simple, bye bye. Those students are not Real Americans, no matter where what.

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    • Pldl
      May 7, 2010 at 3:59 am

      Anna, you didn't even read the article, did you?

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    • Juan
      May 8, 2010 at 1:39 am

      You are the pig! Oink oink

      Reply
    • refuse2lose
      May 11, 2010 at 8:27 pm

      Oh my gosh,did you get your precious feelings hurt???I assume that you are either an illegal immigrant or a loony toon liberal.So I will just tell you that on CONSERVATIVE sites you will find no POLITICAL CORRECTNESS.Conservatives tell it like it is,no sugar coating or calling something what it isn't.So if you can't handle the truth I suggest you stick to the Huffington Post,Politico and the rest of the sites that are managed by liberal mental midgets.

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    • Lisa
      June 26, 2010 at 4:14 pm

      You're an idiot…you are the RACIST!

      Reply
    • MASTOURA
      October 12, 2010 at 11:18 pm

      GO BACK TO MEXICO SKROFA KAI TSOULA!!

      Reply

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