A. Students have the right to wear tee-shirts and other clothing with religious messages on them. Students may display religious messages on items of clothing to the same extent that they are permitted to display other comparable messages. What this means is simple. Furthermore, items such as yarmulkes and headscarves generally may not be prohibited by school officials.
Students have the right to express their religious beliefs through the clothing that they wear.
It should be noted, however, that school officials may from time to time prohibit certain tee-shirts. If such a shirt has been prohibited it is possible that a Christian shirt that has blood on it will also be prohibited. The important concept to remember is that if only the Christian shirt is being prohibited it is likely that some form of religious discrimination is occurring. The Department of Education Directives should help to clear up some areas of law that are important to Christians. It is my hope that the Directives will help ensure that Christian students are not longer treated like Second-class citizens.