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Posted on: September 18th, 2005
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Hollister - San Benito High School Students wearing clothes with Mexican flags on Mexican Independence Day Friday were told to remove or cover them up to meet school policies, irking dozens of students and parents, local League of United Latin American Citizens President Mickie Luna said.
District policy prohibits students from wearing clothes that depict a flag - including the American flag - because it distracts students from learning, Principal Debbie Padilla. However, the policy has become frustrating to some.
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