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Have you ever wanted to wear your favorite t-shirt to school? Ben a student at Hamilton middle school got suspended from school for wearing his favorite shirt to school. The rule at the school is that you can't wear t-shirts with musical bands on them, because they may cause a disruption in class. I felt that Ben did not break the school policy and the band t-shirt is not disturbing class or causing trouble outside of class.
The band t-shirts have not disrupted class. A witness Mia said that when kids were talking about a class mates t-shirt and a teacher told everyone it was time to start class they all turned their attention to the teacher. In another incident a note was passed in class silently and no one except the two people exchanging

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