Is this just another case of political correctness?

Capt Seid Waddell - "Unfair enforcement" leading to lawsuit for discrimination or something. Schools have a rather large amount of risk aversion these days.

TSgt Gwen Walcott - I agree in that the subtlety is masked by general ignorance. In 1984 the current station of rations were always better than they actually were and to make it seem plausibly so, rewrites of facts were necessary. While SGT Jeremiah B. has a bit of a point about lawsuits perhaps these lawsuits are part of the problem. Frivolous lawsuits that create a gradual creeping nexus that is in effect, Political correctness.

SSgt (Join to see) - I am definitely splitting hairs. I tend to view PC as changing language to avoid offending someone. I view this a little differently because the problem isn't the message of the logo, it's mindless dress code enforcement.

That said, I wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't a whole lot more to this story than is being told.

I would call it an example of leveraged behavior, which in its way, is as corrosive on society as political correctness. They both cause people of conscience to not act when they know something is wrong for "fear" of the consequences (in this case legal consequences). Unlike overt political correctness, the shirt is not specifically banned for its content. However, the reality is that its content has been "banned". Children will be raised with less overt patriotism and pride in the Armed Forces and the net result will be subtle changes in the mores of American Society.