Recently in the small Illinois High school a big fuss is about the tradition of the school t-shirt colors. the school is the oldest township High school in the state of illinois and the school colors have always been orange and blue. various sport teams at the school purchase the casual t-shirts that they mostly design. the problem has hit with the girls volleyball and soccer teams have wanted to add the colors of black and blue. the colors have raised a big concern among the administrators because those are viewed as gang related colors.
The Principle steven Edwards says "as an administrator of our school district, it is our responsibility to provide a wholesome and safe environment" he feels that not only are they gang colors but by adding new colors that will break the school tradition and will set a bad example of what the school is all about.
We think that the school should not worry about gang colors in there small community. Illinois High school is approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours away from any metropolitan area they should not worry about gang colors because who is really going to see the colors and have much to say. On the other hand the school has a long tradition of on orange and blue so the real concern should be about the school lasting tradition instead of the gang problems. If the school wants to focus on the gang colors we agree with the students when they say "why would I care about gang colors? it's all about what look cool and our fall volleyball shirts were tough."
In conclusion Illinois High School far from any metropolitan area has raised concern about sport team members wanting to incorporate black in to the school t-shirts and administrators think that is gang colors. Parents commented ranged from anger to outright disgust
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