[Ppnews] Jena High School bans 'Free the Jena 6' T-shirts

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JENA, LA - August 29
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Jena High School bans 'Free the Jena 6' T-shirts

Aug 29, 2007 05:28 AM PDT
The LaSalle Parish schools superintendent says T-shirts supporting 
six black students accused of knocking out a white student, then 
kicking and stamping on him are a "threat to the order of the campus" 
at Jena High school.
Superintendent Roy Breithaupt says the "Free the Jena 6" T-shirts 
worn Tuesday by eight or nine students caused disruption on campus, 
and that -- not the shirts themselves -- was why administrators 
announced that the shirts cannot be worn at school.
John Jenkins' daughters were three of the students who wore the 
shirts. His son, Carwin Jones, is one of the "Jena 6," who were 
charged with attempted murder of Justin Barker.
Mychal Bell, the only one to be tried so far, was convicted on a 
reduced charge of aggravated second-degree battery.
According to court documents, someone hit Barker from behind, 
knocking him out, then others began to kick and stomp his "lifeless" 
body. He spent about three hours in a local emergency room for 
treatment of injuries to his head and face.
Jenkins said his daughters were just trying to make a statement, not 
cause trouble.

(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)




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