Mar
10
2012
Rhetoric
Mar
7
2012
Students punished for chanting “U.S.A.”
Via WND (formerly World Net Daily)…
Basketball players at Alamo Heights High School defeated San Antonio Edison in Texas on Saturday. In jubilation, Alamo Heights students began chanting “USA, USA!”
School officials immediately stopped the chant because they believed it was disrespectful….
…San Antonio Independent School District Athletic Director Gil Garza filed a complaint with the University Interscholastic League on Tuesday…
School officials of both districts immediately condemned the students. According to Mylar, San Antonio Independent School District spokeswoman Leslie Price stated, “It is surprising and it’s disappointing to hear that anyone would be out there making those kinds of remarks.”
