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Freedom of speech, offensive behavior, or just flat-out bad tattoo?

​Neal Carlson, an 18-year-old senior at St. Francis High School, thinks his new Confederate-flag-blending-into-American-flag tattoo "summarizes pretty much the whole history of the U.S."

His school district's superintendent doesn't see it quite the same way, and suspended Carlson until he agrees to cover up the tattoo while at school. Carlson, however, has no plans to conceal his stars-and-bars clad tricep.

Couldn't he have just waited until the end of his senior year to exercise his right to bad tattoos?

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