Speak Out: Schools Barring the Confederate Battle Flag?

 A federal appellate court has upheld a S.C. school district's police to ban students from wearing Confederate battle flag T-shirts, the Post and Courier reported.

Latta County School District in the Pee Dee made the challenged policy. 

The Post and Courier reported on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals statement:

Although students’ expression of their views and opinions is an important part of the educational process and receives some First Amendment protection, the right of students to speak in school is limited by the need for school officials to ensure order, protect the rights of other students, and promote the school’s educational mission.

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Speak out: Do school districts have the right to dictate what students wear? Should they ban the wearing of the Confederate battle flag? What other dress policies should be enforced? Tell us in the comments!

Edited 2:10 p.m. March 26 to correct the headline which referred to the Confederate battle flag as the "Stars and Bars." The Stars and Bars refers to the Confederate national flag, not the battle flag.