Yeah fine.

Good to hear.

Later, ~L

I wish I lived closer to some of the places these things are happening!

Cinco de Mayo isn't a national holiday in Mexico at all.  It is only celebrated in two places in the world.  The US and the Mexican state of Puebla (where the battle of Puebla occured). 

I always thought the US celebration was a result of marketing by the alcohol industry.  It probably snow balled because of that, but the US celebration was started in the 60s, as a gesture of friendship between the US and Mexico.

It turned out to be kind of an empty gesture because most Mexicans don't even know there is anything significant about the date.  It would be about the same as if the government of Mexico decided to show a sign of friendship between their nation and the US by celebrating Pioneer Day (July 24).  Which is only a holiday in Utah.

Fortunately, not everyone at the school district felt the same way as the overreacting administrators at the school.  I couldn't find a standalone article about the school district's statement, but MSNBC did update their article on the incident with that quote, above.  Article can be found http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36981179?GT1=43001

I think you all have missed a very important fact in this story. The boys were 'busted' at brunch break. WTF is brunch break? Do little butlers run around serving crepes and mimosas?

This school has other issues. They seem to have forgotten that school is a place to learn and not just a place to go hang out while their parents are at work.

I just don't get it. This school seems to be filled with idiots.

Even if you attended a year round school, July 4th is a national holiday. No one goes to school on July 4th. Mexican/American students wouldn't have the opportunity to offend anyone.

Actually, I'd be curious to see if there is much violence problem between the hispanics and the white kids, a.k.a. gang-related.

If that is the case, wearing American flags at a mexican-centric festivity might have sparked more trouble than it was worth.

But I ain't making up excuses there. As said earlier, I don't know the facts. Problem is, WE don't know all the facts either. What is the school's current climate, ethnicity-wise?

John, tell that to the little Latino girl, a student at the school, that stated she "wouldn't wear a Mexican flag on US Independence Day". Apparently this school isn't even telling them it's a made up holiday to promote drinking...as Ted pointed out. I would not mind one bit if she, or anyone else, wore a Mexican flag on a US holiday, or 24/7 for that matter that would make it much easier for ICE to check ID's.

Don't be silly, schools are where you go for liberal indoctrination.

Even if she were in Mexico, where the 4th of July is just the day after the 3rd of July?

This whole thing is kind of staggering. When I first read the article, I couldn't imagine a Mexican student saying "Hey, today is a holiday in the country I come from [which, yeah, it's not, but say for the sake of argument that it is], so even though this is the United States, where it is not a holiday, I better not see any American flags anywhere!"  I thought, wow, to assume that the Mexicans would be so unreasonable, and to assume that fights would break out (because you know, Mexicans are so angry and violent), shows a huge amount of racism on the part of school officials.

And then I find out that there were actual students who were offended... and that on Thursday there was even a protest march of 200 Hispanic students demanding "respect" over this whole thing...

What the hell, man?

This is confusing.  Nitro said nothing about legal immigrants or residents.  Indeed, the responsibility as you call it is that of the federal government (again one of the few enumerated powers in the Constitution).  If you are looking at who those feds are, I think you will be surprised to see they are of all ethnicities. Indeed, the 2 that were sent to prison for shooting the drug dealer were of Hispanic origin.  Are they betraying their race?

Well, you started out intelligently then made an ass-wipe assumption unsubstantiated by any data or facts.  Happens all the time in heavily conservative areas?  Prove it.

As for the leanings of this area, I have no clue whether it is Orange County conservative, or San Francisco Liberal.  I do know that I was bashing the school administrators (registered Democrats), and the stupidity and ignorance of the fact that may 5 is a non day on BOTH sides of the border.  perhaps you should read closer, and ASS-U-me less.

Common Sense?  How about a little logic?  Or any sense?

It is.  Corona pushed it to sell beer.

Especially not the administrators and students at that school.

Sad, but true.