The controversy surrounding celebrity rapper Kanye West’s adoption of the Confederate flag for his new tour is expertly analyzed by Elon James White in his article in his article in The Root and there has been a call to boycott the tour gear.

But what if a student wanted to wear Kanye West attire to school, perhaps accepting West’s articulation about the symbol’s meaning?

Kanye West notwithstanding, the school can most likely constitutionally prohibit the student from wearing Confederate flag gear.  Here’s my recent column for the London School of Economics blog, and we’ve previously covered the Confederate flag issue here and here.

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