Louisiana student sent home for wearing Colts jersey

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Superbowl craziness taking hold!

Posted by Evan Silva on February 5, 2010 9:31 PM ET
A Louisiana high school student was sent home Friday for wearing a Colts jersey to class a day after the principal encouraged the student body to wear New Orleans Saints' black and gold.

"If they tell other students to support their team, why can't I support mine?" said Brandon Frost, 17.

Frost, a senior at Maurepas High School, moved from Indianapolis three years ago.

He claims the principal pulled him out of class and addressed Frost angrily.

"I don't recall saying you could wear a Colts jersey on Black-and-Gold day," the principal said according to Frost.

"Then he started to get angry," Frost observed. "I thought I remember him saying, 'If you like Indiana so much, why don't you go back?'"

A school board member says Frost was informed he could not wear blue. Maurepas has a dress code that was relaxed strictly for Saints colors.

The Louisiana ACLU director stepped in to have Frost's disciplinary record expunged.

"Louisiana would be proud of him anyway," said Frost's father. "He wore [LSU alum] Joseph Addai's jersey."

The principal's behavior, if it was as Frost recounted, was clearly out of line. And sending the boy home from school seems excessive. However, it sounds like Frost was specifically informed Colts colors weren't allowed at the uniform-requiring school, and simply chose to be rebellious.

Response from Indiana:

Dear. Mr. Vampran,

I am a teacher in Indianapolis, and I work for Indianapolis Public Schools, the largest school district in the state of Indiana.

This morning, 6 February 2010, I read an interesting article in our Indianapolis paper about a former resident, Brandon Frost, who is now a student in your school district and, according to the paper, at the school for which you serve as the administrator. I am sure you can imagine I was completely confused by the contents of the article.

Friday was blue & white day in Indiana (of course for our Colts), and Indianapolis Public Schools waived the dress code for our students so they could participate in the activities and show their spirit for our great football team. Yes, we told our students it was "blue and white" day, and most of our students wore those colors and/or a Colts jersey; however, we had a handful of students who did not. Those who did not chose to wear the colors of our opponent, the "Saints."

Mr. Vampran, unlike you, we allowed those students to stay in school and support the team for whom they were showing their support. Here in Indiana, we believe in the rights granted to each individual through the Constitution of the United States of America. What you did was completely unacceptable, especially as an educator.

I hope you apologize to the student, to his family (both in Louisiana and Indiana), and to the great state of Indiana.

Sincerely,

Michael A. Batz
Indianapolis, Indiana

[a13x]

shoulda let the kid wear the colts jersey. let the other kids handle that shit. by whooping his ass for not wearing black and gold.

[Angry Amadeus]

Football and religion,
Sittin' in a tree...
F-u-c-k-i-n-g.

[JL]

The kid should have went home and came back wearing black and gold with the famous paper bag on his head.

[tookiefreeman]

They should have been forced to wear Tapout and Affliction shirts for the Couture/Coleman fight.

[sbgarner81]

Tonight I can wear a saint's jerseybut not a colt's oneto work. So what?I'm wearingmy normal uniform.

[skarz]

fuckin morons runnin this world i swear

[Auto Pilot]

If you like Indiana so much, why don't you go back?

I mean, what the fuck

[DrGonzoEsq]

How empty are these people's lives that they actually CARE about football. I don't mean watch it and be entertained by it, but they seem to actually CARE about it. I can't fathom that. Can anybody explain it to me?

[Biizz]

Originally Posted by DrGonzoEsq

How empty are these people's lives that they actually CARE about football. I don't mean watch it and be entertained by it, but they seem to actually CARE about it. I can't fathom that. Can anybody explain it to me?

Bro, just pay attention. It's inspirational and helps people get through a tragedy, man.

[BraveDave]

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[Douchebaggery]

apparently the Colts are headed to the wrong state, Saints by default?

[DrGonzoEsq]

Originally Posted by Biizz

Bro, just pay attention. It's inspirational and helps people get through a tragedy, man.

Fist bumped!

[fuckwit]

Originally Posted by DrGonzoEsq

How empty are these people's lives that they actually CARE about football. I don't mean watch it and be entertained by it, but they seem to actually CARE about it. I can't fathom that. Can anybody explain it to me?

Their lives arent empty. They do other things. Why look here are some fans going to church Superbowl Sunday of all days. See?

[Charter]

That's okay, he's got Payton Manning master-minding his plan for revenge.

[SeanyBooy]

and i expect the same erractic behavior out of you Indiana fucks as well. kid should've been shanked

[SeanyBooy]

Originally Posted by BraveDave

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suck a dick

[Muhaha]

lol @ people getting all serious and excited about sports. fucking retards. It's fun to be at the actual games and sit there and just chill but people getting all straight faced about who wins and loses and watching it at home are fucking beyond me.

[The Machine]

Originally Posted by DrGonzoEsq

How empty are these people's lives that they actually CARE about football. I don't mean watch it and be entertained by it, but they seem to actually CARE about it. I can't fathom that. Can anybody explain it to me?

Try this on for size:

In a similar incident, a kid was picked out of class somewhere in the midwest for wearing his John Elway jersey to class when the Broncos were playing against the whoever. (This was right after Elway retired, too) Anyway, the teacher told the other kids to throw paper at this kid for wearing an Elway jersey, then he tried to make the kid write lines on the chalkboard about how John Elway sucks, etc. The kid refused and he got assigned extra homework or something instead.

John Elway found out about it and he DROVE TO THE KID'S HOUSE, gave the kid a whole box full of Broncos gear and signed memorabilia, including a signed football from one of Elway's old games, which he used to play catch with the kid out in the backyard for 15 minutes.

That's why people care about football. Because John Elway is the fucking MAN!

[Jackson81]

Originally Posted by DrGonzoEsq

How empty are these people's lives that they actually CARE about football. I don't mean watch it and be entertained by it, but they seem to actually CARE about it. I can't fathom that. Can anybody explain it to me?

New Orleans REALLY has nothing else. I mean nothing. Their city has clung to this team and put all their hopes/dreams into its success. Now we get to see that hope crumble. You are about to watch the end of all hope for a large group of religious nutcases and complete idiots. LIVE.

This is the fucking super bowl.