School Bans Sesame Street Gang T-Shirts

[AlwayzMarel]

BROCKTON, Mass. - Brockton High School has banned T-shirts with Sesame Street characters. But these are no regular pictures of Bert and Ernies.

On some, Oscar the Grouch emerges from his garbage can, wielding a 9 mm handgun. On others, Bert and Ernie are standing in a gang posture, armed with automatic weapons.

"We were amazed," said the school's principal, Susan Szachowicz. "You focus on the Sesame Street character. But the more we looked at it, the more we saw the things in it, the guns, the gang stuff."

There have only been a few shirts at school, but officials said students are being told to stop to stop wearing them because of the pro-gang message. School officials also said they violate the school dress policy.

Last week, Brockton was awarded $685,000 in state anti-gang funding.

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[starkiis]

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why would parents let there kids wear something like that if it isn't hard enough for kids now days

[bachviet]

That is just one dumb idea (the T-shirt).

[LPMiller]

cookie monster gonna $#@* you up, yo!

[MikeD]

Good call by the school system. Schools are for learning, not showing off displays of guns.

[modena]

anyone have a pic of the shirts in question....i would like to 'evaluate' them myself!

[esme]

this is one that i've seen ....don't have a picture of the actual shirt, though .....but i've seen this one before.

[DarkFury]

Heh... Cookie Monster got tha AK... while Earnie is bringin' a knife to the gunfight.

[Prisoner 24601]

Wow, I'm shocked none of them have weed... I don't know, I find that to be more funny than anything. Some people have too much times on their hands!

[KIISQueen]

this is one that i've seen ....don't have a picture of the actual shirt, though .....but i've seen this one before.

I've seen this pic on MYSPACE

[kiisprincess]

this is one that i've seen ....don't have a picture of the actual shirt, though .....but i've seen this one before.

LOL THIS IS HILARIOUS. COME ON PEOPLE I COULD SEE IF IT WAS AN ELEMENTRY SCHOOL BUT THIS IS FUNNY. THIS IS NOT AS BAD AS THOSE ANARCHY SHIRTS KIDS WERE NOW. IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING. YET PARENTS BY THEM FOR THERE KIDS FOR "SELF EXPRESSION".

[starkiis]

I can see an high school kid or an adult wearing but i wouldn't let my 8 year old wear it

[RIVERWIDOW]

I dont see any problem with older kids wearing it. Just NOT at school.