kevster
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I'm slightly disturbed that this is now allowed. If you read through the comments you will see that I'm not the only one. I see this as the courts caving to religion. To me this ruling could have potentially dangerous consequences. Someone in the comments made a good point. He said "why can't children of Scottish and Germanic decent wear swords to school? The sword is a integral part of Scottish and Germanic ceremonies." Essentially implying a double standard. The article by itself is fairly tame. However just read through the comments to get a better feel for the public opinion. Also as a note Sikhs and Muslims are not the same or related.
"ANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJBK) - A Detroit-area district says Sikh students are permitted to wear a small, religious dagger to school.
The decision by the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools reverses a ban put in place in December after a fourth-grader at a Canton Township elementary school was found with a dull, 3- to 5-inch kirpan.
FOX 2's Robin Schwartz reports the kirpan represents a commitment to fight evil . After males are baptized, members of the faith, which originated in South Asia in the 15th century, are expected to carry the symbol all the time.
The principal initially let the boy keep the kirpan, but the school board instituted a ban because of parental concerns and conflicts with the district's rules against bringing weapons to school.
-The Associated Press contributed to this report"
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/new...istrict-allows-ceremonial-dagger-20110201-mr#
"ANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJBK) - A Detroit-area district says Sikh students are permitted to wear a small, religious dagger to school.
The decision by the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools reverses a ban put in place in December after a fourth-grader at a Canton Township elementary school was found with a dull, 3- to 5-inch kirpan.
FOX 2's Robin Schwartz reports the kirpan represents a commitment to fight evil . After males are baptized, members of the faith, which originated in South Asia in the 15th century, are expected to carry the symbol all the time.
The principal initially let the boy keep the kirpan, but the school board instituted a ban because of parental concerns and conflicts with the district's rules against bringing weapons to school.
-The Associated Press contributed to this report"
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/new...istrict-allows-ceremonial-dagger-20110201-mr#