Anti-Islam T-Shirts Banned in Florida School

Anti-Islam shirts draw suit

excerpt from the Gainsville Sun website
UPDATE at 4:15 p.m. -- The American Civil Liberties Union has sued a central Florida school district. The lawsuit claims the Alachua County School District violated students' rights by not allowing them to wear T-shirts with an anti-Islamic message.

Jackie Johnson, school district spokeswoman, said they have not seen the lawsuit yet.
"We still stand by our decision to enforce our dress code to prevent students from wearing items that are distracting or disruptive to the learning environment," Johnson said.

Read the rest of the news article here:
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20091123/ARTICLES/911239937/1118?Title=Anti-Islam-shirts-draw-suit-
Do you guys think this has political/religious/opinionated undertones? Are freedom of speech rights being oppressed? Is religious discrimination at foot? Could the offensive T-shirts be a from of hate crime? I thought it was an interesting, local article that might interest the class.