It might have helped if you had stated which specific entry on the google list of 163,000 entries that you were referring to in your comment. It would have helped to clarify the point that you were trying to make.
Catholics in the United States are taught that it is improper to wear rosary beads, unless of course, you are a nun or member of a religious order. This is not the case in other cultures. Rosaries have existed for centuries, not so for MS 13. One cannot assume that because a person wears a rosary and does so outside their clothing, that they are a member of MS 13. That is not logical. If that were true, our local law enforcement people would have a bunch of women in long white dresses & headresses with veils locked up in the local hoosegow instead of them freely walking along our boardwalk!
The concept of wearing a rosary as jewelry is not new. In Ireland, during a time of persecution against the Catholic religion, Irish Catholics wore bracelets with 10 beads or rings, called decade jewelry that allowed them to say the rosary without keeping that recognizable religious symbol on their persons. This kept many of them from being imprisoned or killed. I happen to own a decade bracelet and I wear it. I am not a member of MS13. I own several rosaries--- as a matter of fact, I have one on the rear view mirror of my car so that I have one close to me and available for prayer at all times. This is a symbol of my Catholicism, not any gang involvement.
Aside from the fact that it is dangerous and stupid to make assumptions like the one that this school made, it is also unconstitutional in this country. At least, for now....
