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Banning Manning: Where's the common sense?

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    School claims jersey represents gang sign

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Eight year old Connor -- is a die hard Peyton Manning.

He's not allowed to Wear his number eighteen Jersey to school because the school district says it's a gang sign it's been banned for years -- -- and -- and his mother -- joined us now to talk about.

Good morning.

And as old as a sign of solidarity here on the couch fire in my own co -- -- breaks -- from Denver Colorado is wearing.

The number 18 Jersey this morning -- in your honor.

-- how did you feel you got this Jersey from your grandmother.

Off in your big Peyton Manning fan and you wore to school and what do they say to you when you wore it to school.

My personal -- had to -- boom told him.

And when you heard this from the school that this has been in place for a number of years he can't Wear -- the number eighteen because of the eighteen.

Street in the eighteenth street gang members have been convicted.

Of intimidation burglary organized crime and other things.

What did you think that your son was somehow being tied to this.

I was upset I didn't understand why they were -- it.

Young boy and not letting him Wear his -- sisters the and giving McCain getting into the.

-- -- What did you do after the school told you this.

-- -- hopeful that I shouldn't have taken off.

And did you take it all -- sent home from school did you keep -- on.

No I don't nickname name we'll take it up -- and lord.

Clothes clean away.

If -- doesn't always have to change -- if nothing else.

And canvassing strain as the city gets excited right now for the NFL to kick off -- season to kick off and tomorrow night.

Denver Broncos.

Going to Pittsburgh Steelers -- -- Steelers Denver so does the whole city that's excited about potentially going to the Super Bowl this year Pam can you imagine I mean this seems like it a bit of an outrage from the school we doing this.

It is an outrage.

I talked to several people.

-- -- several polls on several different web sites and there are a lot of people there are outraged about it.

Here's a statement from the school -- we'll get you to respond to spam it's as we are vigilant about keeping gang behavior out of our schools by banning these displays -- schools we have reduced.

The presence of gang activity intimidation recruiting.

And confrontations a -- a number of numbers number thirteen of the fourteen.

What do you say the school statement about that protecting the kids.

I'm OK with protection of the kids but I feel -- the drugs can these be consistent and they're gonna stand sports -- sports jerseys.

They need abandon the entire realm of them not just.

She's certain numbers.

Where -- the school leave it they caved at all on this sort of they're still holding strong no no number eighteen at that school.

At this point and -- heard any.

Changes in mind.

Because it's time gates is a security district six in his last comment -- one of the newspapers was that they weren't planning on changing.

So -- on Sunday there in Denver -- you be wearing that Jersey.

Sure but not for -- not for upcoming school I guess until the school maybe change his policies are Connor and Pam thanks so much for joining us this morning.

Thank you.

Welcome Dave wanted to -- me.

With a patent and -- and that no I don't.

Let -- -- -- that's for anybody given Eagles Jersey I understand you're somewhere -- go Broncos I'll be -- cheered for tomorrow night.

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