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Originally posted by TonyB06
I think this is overkill. Unless it was excessive papering (vandalism?), the kid is from South Africa, and is now, I'm presuming, an American, so he's eligible. Yeah, it may have been done to piss off the "black" Af-Ams but we need thicker skin; there's not a reason I can see to penalize the kid. I think it's this type of overreaction (by the school) that leads to a lot of the "politically correct" discussions we hear.
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I agree. Only allowing Af-Ams to be eligible for the MLK award leaves a bad taste in my mouth anyway.