bothanspye

This is not meant to be combative at all, but do you have a problem with the school telling parents what the children are and are not allowed to wear to school? Like it or not, a person agreeing to send their children to a 'free' school also agrees to the rules put in place by that establishment, within reason.

^ This. Government (especially state and local) is the tool by which we, as a community, determine and enforce behavior. Looking at it as a 'me vs. them' situation will simply serve to make you always feel like a victim of the government, rather than a part of it. Policy is shaped by those with the loudest voices; if you…