Ah, Youth - Or, Are You Smarter Than an 8th Grader?

I remember being young and defiant. I certainly hope I'm at least somewhat defiant anyway.
By now I'm sure most folks have seen the story about 8th grader Jared Marcum in West Virginia who was arrested for "almost inciting a riot." That "almost riot" came because Jared decided to debate an NRA shirt with a teacher who decided he didn't like the shirt. Well, Jared went back at school after his arrest and suspension and the brilliant young man came out of his corner swinging and wore the same shirt again. Well-played young sir, well played.
It shouldn't matter which side of the gun control argument a person is on, this one should be easy. There are no rules in the school's dress code to enforce here. Jared's shirt was fully within the code. He chose to stand his ground rather than automatically bend a knee to some pantywaist on a power trip.
I'm scoring this one Right-headed Student 1, Wrong-headed Teacher 0. Or maybe that should be Hope For Our Future 1, Too Little Brainpower to Debate an 8th Grader Zero 0.