Split home!!!!!

When interviewing my family members I came across different viewpoints that made me really think much deeper into the kirpan case.  Here are the responses of my father, mother, and 21 year old sister.

Father:  When I asked my dad he said as long as it doesn't violate current laws it should be ok.  And when it came to this case he sided with the Respondent telling me that having a weapon at school violates US laws.  When I told him how the kirpan is not a weapon to Sikhs he still thought it to be too dangerous for kids to bring blades to school.

Mother:  My mother thought differently than my dad did.  She thinks that in order to be able to bring a kirpan to school the student must go through a screening process taking tests to help find out if the student is at risk for a mental illness that would cause him or her to act irrationally and use the kirpan as a weapon.

Sister:  Alex, my sister, told me that she doesn't think that anybody should be able to wear any religious items at school.  Even though it is unconstitutional, she believes that the only way to make schools safe is to take this radical step.

And My Opinion:  I think that he should be able to take his kirpan to school day in and day out.  Maybe there should be some restrictions such as having to lock the kirpans sheath on it so it cannot be taken out of the sheath until the student is at home.  Or even Sikh students should have to put their kirpans in a thick bag and have it sewn shut before the student can set foot on campus. There is no black or white answer to this issue and the grey area is immense, making any decision will make someone unhappy.

Photos From Mock USSC Hearing (Period 4)

Attorney for the Petitioner: Grace Miller

Justice: Daniel Hernandez

Justice: Jack Liu

Justice: Charlene Wu

Justice: Max Abughazaleh

Justice: Bryson Smith

City Councilman: Steven Huang

Blogger: Elie Lahey

Chief Justice: Austin Huang

Court Clerk: Sayuzhdri Sarrafpour

Attorney for the Respondent: Paul Callahan

Roster for Hearing

Per. 1
Attorney for Petitioner Jack de Lorimier / Jay Cuccia
Attorney for Respondent Mark Uriarte / Akbar Mahmood

Chief Justice Trevor Johnson 
Assoc. Justice Tian Zhou  
Assoc. Justice Audrey Wilson  
Assoc. Justice Jacob Ohlemeyer  
Assoc. Justice Tino Maese  
Assoc. Justice Delaney Scannell  
Assoc. Justice Leila Hamawi  
Assoc. Justice Anzhi Wang  
Assoc. Justice Sydney Andersen

Court Clerk   Kelvin Dean

Blogger   Julian Lehr-Bryant
Blogger   Daniela Garcia
Blogger   Brian Yeh
Blogger   Spencer Rooke
Blogger   Chase Greenfield

Blogger   Michael Sean Chang
Blogger   Sean Sung
Blogger   Esther Chien
Blogger   Peizhen Lin

Per 4:

Attorney for Petitioner Grace Miller
Attorney for Respondent Paul Callahan

Chief Justice Austin Huang

Assoc. Justice Bryson Smith

Assoc. Justice Oliver Sheen

Assoc. Justice Jack Liu

Assoc. Justice Charlene Wu

Assoc. Justice Max Abughazaleh

Assoc. Justice Allison Chiang

Assoc. Justice Claire Malhotra

Assoc. Justice Hong Zhen Yan

Court Clerk Sayuzhdri Sarrafpour

Blogger Elizabeth Lahey

Blogger Charis Liao

Blogger Jordan Chiang

Blogger Billy Wong

Per. 5

Attorney for Petitioner Maddy Mushet-Cardenas

Attorney for Respondent Tiger Liu

Chief Justice Mark Riemers

Assoc. Justice Mira Hu            

Assoc. Justice Hastin Zhang

Assoc. Justice Jason Wang

Assoc. Justice Lauren Gan

Assoc. Justice Riona Dunn    

Assoc. Justice Josaiah Bonwell

Assoc. Justice Wendi Wu        

Assoc. Justice Rece Kunisaki

Court Clerk Rocky Ren

Blogger Tianyi Wang

Blogger Chris Wang

Blogger Howard Yuan

Blogger Yang Zhou

Blogger Ting Yao

Blogger Gelin Wu