‘Expel them’

Standing Rock Sioux chairman’s demand concerning ND students who wore T-shirts that “offended Sioux tribe.”

Setting: Spring party at a park near UND campus, Grand Forks.

Crime: T-shirts contained words “Siouxper Drunk” and “depicted the Fighting Sioux which was once the official mascot of UND sports teams. The mascot has been officially banned since 2012, when state voters opted to prohibit UND from using it out of concern for the feelings of Native Americans.”

But, darn it, there might be a problem standing in the way of the offended chairman’s demand.

“The names of the students have not been released, and it is unclear whether the university believes it could or should expel them. As a public university, UND is bound to protect its students free expression rights under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution–even when such expression is offensive.”

http://news.yahoo.com/und-expel-students-wearing-shirts-offended-sioux-tribe-220226140.html

The story does not say how many students wore the offending shirts.