This is more proof that teachers and school administrators are not the smartest people in the school building. Principal Joanne Avella of Valley Central High School of Montgomery, New York is too stupid to tell the difference between a wooly neck scarf, which is used to keep kids warm on chilly mornings in New York, and MS-13 tattoos and red bandannas, which denote membership in gangs. Also, she seems to be confusing her quiet town with East Los Angeles.

When she saw a student wearing a scarf on the way into school, she went ballistic from hysteria and banned all scarves.  Apparently, she had already banned jackets too out of fear of gangs, but admits that the town doesn’t have a gang problem.  What a moron.  From CBSTV here:

Some Orange County high school students are sticking their necks out to defy authority after the school board set a ban on scarves when a boy wore a scarf that was interpreted as a form of “gang paraphernalia.”

It seems like a ridiculous ruling with winter weather around the corner, but Valley Central High School aren’t kidding around. No neckwear, period. It all began last Thursday when a student wore a scarf to school. An administrator looked at the scarf and decided it was some kind of show of support for gangs.

“It’s the latest fashion trend, everyone is wearing them, it’s really in season,” added senior Brittney Ann Smith. “Other kids were wearing them to stay warm because we’re not allowed to wear jackets.”

School Board President Bob Santo said the sudden ban on all scarves may have been an “over reaction” and it’s being reviewed.

And in this ABC report here, Avella admits to the non-existence of gangs at the school, meaning she is reacting purely out of hysteria or the female principal’s desire for attention.

Valley Central’s first-year principal says the high school of 1,800 doesn’t have a gang problem. She says the rule is meant to send a message to gang wanna-bes.

“If I’m erring on the side of caution, I don’t apologize for that,” principal Joanne Avella said. “Because to me, safety and keeping, maintaining an atmosphere of academic learning is the most important thing in a school.”

Newsflash, dumbass.  Engineering a controversey because of your innate stupidity is not good for the academic atmosphere, either.  Admit your mistake and reverse your ruling.  And for god’s sake, let the kids wear jackets.

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