“As a mother, when I first saw the shirt, I saw the American flag, the silhouette of the soldier. I didn’t even notice the gun, and the children I’ve talked to said it had nothing to do with the gun being on it. It had to do with the honor and respect to the National Guard.”

Parent Jennifer Delisle, rightly complaining about the decision by upstate Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk HS to ban National Guard T-shirts because the soldier depicted on them carries a weapon.