High School Students Told Their US Flag Apparel is Too Upsetting to Hispanic Students (Christmas, suspect)
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"The district does not concur with the Live Oak High School administration's interpretation of either board or district policy related to these actions," said Dr. Jay Totter of the district.
By sundown, the district met with all the students and parents, and they all got good news. The t-shirts can stay.
Seems to me they figured it out your version of free speech pretty quickly.
HOWEVER...
Honors and ceremonies standards of handling US flag are clear to Honor guard. Flag Rules and Regulations
Quote:
§8. Respect for flag
No disrespect should be shown to the flag of the United States of America; the flag should not be dipped to any person or thing. Regimental colors, State flags, and organization or institutional flags are to be dipped as a mark of honor.
1. The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.
2. The flag should never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor, water, or merchandise.
3. The flag should never be carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft and free.
4. The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery. It should never be festooned, drawn back, nor up, in folds, but always allowed to fall free. Bunting of blue, white, and red, always arranged with the blue above, the white in the middle, and the red below, should be used for covering a speaker's desk, draping the front of the platform, and for decoration in general.
5. The flag should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored in such a manner as to permit it to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in any way.
6. The flag should never be used as a covering for a ceiling.
7. The flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature.
8. The flag should never be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything.
9. The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. It should not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkins or boxes or anything that is designed for temporary use and discard. Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.
10. No part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or athletic uniform. However, a flag patch may be affixed to the uniform of military personnel, firemen, policemen, and members of patriotic organizations. The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing. Therefore, the lapel flag pin being a replica, should be worn on the left lapel near the heart.
11. The flag, when it is in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning
The sad commentary is that it is now considered by some to be patriotic to provoke a confrontation. What these kids did is akin to wearing a Confederate flag shirt on MLK day.
I'm a liberal, a black liberal..........but this statement is absolute bs. There is no comparison.
Just plain stupid (of this school). For heaven's sake, we ARE in the US afterall. I see nothing wrong with wearing the U.S. flag apparel in the U.S. Maybe there's something wrong with me. FYI, I consider myself a pretty liberal person, but even for me, I find this totally stupid. I believe that we've reached the "tipping point" as far as political correctness. This sounds like it's way beyond political correctness though; it's just plain ridiculous.
The female complainer typifies the kind of education she's getting. "We wouldn't wear Mexican colors on the 4th of July". What a complete ignoramous.
I wonder how I'd fare wearing Old Glory on Cinco de Mayo Day in Tijuana or Juarez?
Just plain stupid (of this school). For heaven's sake, we ARE in the US afterall. I see nothing wrong with wearing the U.S. flag apparel in the U.S. Maybe there's something wrong with me. FYI, I consider myself a pretty liberal person, but even for me, I find this totally stupid. I believe that we've reached the "tipping point" as far as political correctness. This sounds like it's way beyond political correctness though; it's just plain ridiculous.
Exactly! U.S. students in U.S. Public Schools unable to wear U.S. Patriotic clothing??? C'mon taxpayers, time to speak up!!!
School board decisions always come too late, so it doesn't make any difference. They just issue these proclamations so that their asses are covered and protected from litigation.
I hope the AntiChrist Lawyers Union steps in for those kids, this is something that should be taken up by them.
It's busy but I did post it on my Facebook which has almost 5000 people. I must pass this number on.
I would pay good money to see the faces of the staff at the high school taking calls and screening emails for Senor Assistant Principal today. I bet they took the phones off because they blew up once this story broke.
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