DALE MARYCLAIRE, Associated PressPOSTED: 1: 21 pm MST on December 16, 2010UPDATED: 5: 45 am MST 17 December 2010 PHILADELPHIA - in a test case if breast cancer fundraising bracelets proclaiming "I (heart) crazy!" may be prohibited in the public schools district is calling the slogan one hear sexually charged double. The free speech case involves Easton area Middle School, whose directors fought on stand witness Thursday when asked if the T-shirts with the words "breast cancer" should be allowed on the school breast cancer awareness day. Middle School, a reader of 90 minutes north of Philadelphia, suspended two girls in October for refusing to remove coloured rubber bracelets that became very popular with teens across the country. Some representatives of the school are much less enthusiastic. But the Easton area school district is the first to attempt to defend a ban on the Court, according to Keep A Foundation within, Carlsbad, California, small non-profit which sells to engage young people in the breast cancer awareness bracelets. In an American Court Thursday, school district counsel requested suspension, Brianna Hawk and Kayla Martinez, girls if they wore wristbands as fashion statements or simply to make waves in defiance of school rule. Young girls, whose mother supported the event recognized they celebrated with showed as they were called to the Office of the Director. MARTINEZ said they were "proud of standing for what we believe in." "Since I got this watch I did research on cancer of the breast," said seventh-grader. "Anyone who gets this disease... could die of it." "It is very tragic." Girls have been suspended for that considered school "disturbance, contempt and respect" - Although it has already said that they had violated school dress code. According to the school district, bracelets invited at least two boys to try to reach girls inappropriate. "Do you think boys have a natural attraction to young girls breasts?" school district attorney John e. Freund III requested Hawk in one of the more awkward moments of the day. They do so, Hawk agreed. But the eighth-grader confidant buying his theory of the double - hearing. "I do not see a double meaning," she testified. The girls, who said that they knew that someone who had suffered from breast cancer, each served a suspension of 1 1/2 day. Schools in Florida, California have also attempted to prohibit the bracelets. The American Civil Liberties Union, which represents girls in Pennsylvania for reasons of free expression and described as a good students successfully reached without deposit combination in a few other districts. The ACLU recognizes the slogan "blinded" may be irreverent, but asserts that it is far from the Supreme Court allows schools to prohibit obscene or profane, speech. Nozzle testified that when she grew up, "my family, they call crazy (breasts)." Other people can call other things. "The girls asked United States district judge Mary McLaughlin to lift the ban on bracelet and cancel their disciplinary records. Judge expected to hear oral arguments in the case at the beginning of the next prior to the decision. She asked for seventh and eighth classes, Angela DiVietro school principal, bracelets had caused before distractions the ban was announced in late October. DiVietro replied that teachers were concerned bracelets begin to become "a disturbance class. "They were concerned that they were a parody of the breast cancer awareness campaign, and some of these children were simply wear," she says. "It was a whim". This is cute. It was more attractive to this age group. "Keep Breast Cancer Foundation aims to educate students on the breast through art exhibits, a school pilot program and awareness of skateboarding and music festivals, marketing manager Kimmy McAtee testified. The Organization has evolved from three employees in seven years and spends approximately 13% of its revenues to heard, Manager Marketing Kimmy McAtee said. Foundation gets $1.50 for each bracelet sold by an outdoor retailer and $4 in its own sales. "I don't see any sexual messages in the campaign" I love crazy "", said McAtee. However, it admits that the message is not for everyone. "Some people want bear the word"insane", just as I do not want to wear a T-shirt Gap", she says. "It's very much of a personal preference." Some seniors may not feel that resonates with them. "Copyright 2010 by the Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.The following feedback from our users. The opinions expressed are not created or endorsed by TheDenverChannel.com. By posting a comment, you agree to accept our conditions of use. Comments are moderated by the community. To report an offensive or otherwise inappropriate comment, click the "Flag" link that appears under this comment. The comments reported by a number of users will be automatically deleted.
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