Four Live Oak High School teens sent home for wearing American
flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo have become the focus of national
media attention and spurred a march by Hispanic students through
downtown Morgan Hill. Live Oak students Daniel Galli, Dominic
Maciel, Matt Dariano and Austin Carvalho wore red, white and blue
T-shirts
– some with the American flag and some with flag shorts – to
school Wednesday, prompting administrators to ask the students to
change their clothing or turn their T-shirts inside-out because it
could incite a confrontation on Cinco de Mayo.
Four Live Oak High School teens sent home for wearing American flag T-shirts on Cinco de Mayo have become the focus of national media attention and spurred a march by Hispanic students through downtown Morgan Hill. Live Oak students Daniel Galli, Dominic Maciel, Matt Dariano and Austin Carvalho wore red, white and blue T-shirts – some with the American flag and some with flag shorts – to school Wednesday, prompting administrators to ask the students to change their clothing or turn their T-shirts inside-out because it could incite a confrontation on Cinco de Mayo.
Students talk about the Cinco de Mayo-American flag shirt controversy.
Hispanic students march for respect through Morgan Hill.
Morgan Hill Unified School District Superintendent holds a press conference about the incident.
As Friday slowly unfolds into the weekend – Live Oak High School
students still reeling from the national spotlight that has shined
on the school for three days – took some time during their lunch
period today to just breathe and reflect on what transpired since
Cinco de Mayo.
The four students from Live Oak High School who have stirred controversy to all parts of the country received a three-hour standing ovation from about 100 American flag-waving Tea Partiers this morning along Monterey Road in downtown.
