More proof that zero-tolerance against anything is a bad thing:

A 16-year-old Elmhurst High School sophomore and his father are suing Fort Wayne Community Schools over a dress code policy that saw the boy suspended for wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the likeness of an M-16 rifle and the text of the Marine Corps creed.
The creed, written by a Marine Corps general after the attack on Pearl Harbor, focuses on the relationship between a Marine and his or her rifle, and is also known as "My Rifle."

In better news:

This is a developed story so I'll give you the bullet points.

-Alan Newsome (then 11 years old) went to NRA Shooting Sports Camp over the summer break.

-Alan wore his camp t-shirt to school. The T-shirt has 3 shooters in sillhouette on the back along with the words "NRA Shooting Sports Camp".

-Assistant Principal Betty Pitt made him turn it inside out. She said it was against school policy and intimated that he would be suspended if he didn't remove it.

-After verifying that it was not against school policy, Alan (with the help of a local NRA chapter) asked for an apology.

-The school refused to apologize and revised their dress code to prohibit any depiction of weapons. This policy is broad enough to made it a violation to wear clothing featuring the state seal, local sports teams, etc.

-Alan is now suing for violation of his first amendment rights.

Alan has an excellent chance to win this. He has already won in lower courts. The school behaved in a duplicitious manner and has had their dress code suspended. The school policy is foolishly broad (typical of zero-tolerance style policies) and cannot stand up to inspection.

The kid settled with a non-disclosure agreement.

(Hat Tip: James Taranto)