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<font size=3>JENA, LA - August 29<br>
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</a><b>Jena High School bans 'Free the Jena 6' T-shirts<br><br>
</b>Aug 29, 2007 05:28 AM PDT <br>
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.<br>
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.<br>
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.<br>
Mychal Bell, the only one to be tried so far, was convicted on a reduced
charge of aggravated second-degree battery.<br>
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.<br>
Jenkins said his daughters were just trying to make a statement, not
cause trouble.<br><br>
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) <br><br>
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