Students Who Want To Fly American Flags Walk Out

The Denver Channel ^ | 3/31/06 | Staff

[Millee]

More than two dozen students walked out of Skyline High School Friday morning to protest what they say is a ban that doesn't allow the American flag to be flown on school grounds.

Several students said that they were upset that Mexican flags can be waved around but that American flags couldn't. They said that school officials confiscated their American flags because it has become inflammatory because of recent immigration issues.

"When the immigration laws came out we noticed that a lot of Hispanics were waving Mexican flags and what we were thinking to ourselves is like, isn't the immigration law to stay in the country? You want to stay in America, correct? So I said, for every Mexican flag, you should have an American flag right next to it. So a few people went out and started waving American flags, and that's where everything bridged out," said Skyline student R.J. Fogal. "That's when they started telling us that we can't wave American flags, there's going to be no flags today, or everyone is going to be suspended -- whoever carries a flag."

"What we want to know is since when was it against the rules to have an American flag on a car, in a car, in your hands in a school?" said student William Cassity.

Skyline principal Tom Stumpf said that the school enacted a ban this week that prohibits students to display, wear or fly any flag -- American or Mexican.

"The (policy) evolved because the flags were being used, not as a symbol of cultural heritage, but the flags were being used as symbols of bigotry, a symbol of hostility. They were being used to inflame different groups and we're simply not going to tolerate that at Skyline High School," Stumpf said.

"My paramount obligation, my solemn obligation at Skyline High School, is to provide a safe and secure environment and with the flags being used as a catalyst to stir up the students, to stir up the environment, I cannot condone that ... One flag was thrown into the face of another group and another flag was being brandished in front of another group and it was done to raise emotions, and we don't want that. We want respect -- that's our main goal at Skyline High School," he said.

The school has a diverse population and some students say there have been tensions between different ethnic groups because of the national immigration debate.

"I think our whole society is on different sides of the immigration issue and I can't control that. All I'm asking from our students is respect -- respect for one another, treating each other as they themselves want to be treated, treating each other decently, civilly," Stumpf said.

He said the students have a right to rally and those who walked out of class on Friday would not be punished.

[EagleUSA]

Mine has been flying since the invasion of Iraq....still flying.

[California Patriot]

Good idea.

[Brad’s Gramma]

BUMP THAT!!!!!!

[Czar]

We fly four American flags at our home. Two in front and two in the back. In back, our neighbors across the canyon just installed a 15 - 20 ft flagpole out in back of their place. Quite a few of the residents around here also fly at least one flag.

[Brad’s Gramma]

WAY TO GO, Czar!!!!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

UNITED STATES CODE
TITLE 36
CHAPTER 10
§174. Time and occasions for display
(e) Display on or near administration building of public institutions The flag should be displayed daily on or near the main administration building of every public institution.

(f) Display in or near polling places The flag should be displayed in or near every polling place on election days.

(g) Display in or near schoolhouses The flag should be displayed during school days in or near every schoolhouse.

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"I live in a small farm town in Nelson County, Virginia, and will retire from the Virginia Army National Guard in April 2006, after 22 years. I have spent almost one half of my adult life preparing myself and my soldiers for a time, such as now, that our country might successfully face our enemies, foreign and domestic.

Looking at your webpage this morning and seeing the pictures of the high school students raising a Mexican national flag over an upside down American flag saddened me terribly, insofar as there are American soldiers, Marines, sailors, and airmen currently putting their lives in danger in order to provide these "citizens" the comfort of knowing that their protests will not result in being lined up against a wall and executed for their behavior, as they might in other countries around the world.

What would be interesting to know is if these young men and women are enjoying their educations on the back of the American taxpayer at a public school, while denigrating the country that provides these benefits to them, and so blatantly desecrating the flag that serves as a beacon to draw them to America in the first place."

http://michellemalkin.com/archives/004869.htm

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1605381/posts?page=1853#1853

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1605381/posts?page=1876#1876

[who knows what evil?]

I believe some of these 'kids' are starting to understand that they don't have much of a future unless we put a stop to the invasion of illegals. They will be paying back-breaking taxes, and they will be working in the tomato fields.

[SandRat]

Now those school kids are Americans! Standing up for America!

[Howie66]

"Someone needs to remind this idiot principal exactly which country the school is located. Unreal!"

Better idea.....kick the living crap outta this expletive deleted and then FIRE the worthless SOB.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Now those school kids are Americans! Standing up for America!"

The RINO's should be ashamed!

[BykrBayb]

I wondering if this school has a flag pole, and if so, what's flying on it?

I was wondering the same thing. Maybe this one?

[freepatriot32]

Libertarian ping.To be added or removed from my ping list freepmail me or post a message here

[SandRat]

Unfortunately RINOs have no shame. How's that Bible verse go? And a small child shall lead them.

[Howie66]

"IMO, we need to "VERY HARSHLY" punish and fine ANY business that hires illegals.....We won't need to send them back.....they will go back on their own.

The jobs no American wants to do???????.....PRISONERS can do them to pay back society for their crimes."

I like your thinking.

How about this idea: When our spineless maggots in the Senate and Congress turn these 11 to 20 million ILLEGAL ALIENS into "legal" status, just how long do you think that they will be willing to do the jobs that REAL Americans won't do for the wages that they are currently making?

I've yet to hear ANYBODY address this issue and I'm willing to bet that this will become a HUGE issue.

[longtermmemmory]

Perhaps the parents and VETERANS groups should immediatly move to have this anti-american principle removed.

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

"My paramount obligation, my solemn obligation at Skyline High School, is to provide a safe and secure environment and with the flags being used as a catalyst to stir up the students, to stir up the environment, I cannot condone that ...

Well, to continue with that "logic," since homosexuals often times get infuriated when they see Christians the school should ban Christians as well as the U.S. flag.

Or, maybe simply tell the little brat kids to grow up and deal with seeing flags, Christians, men, women, or whatever else sets you off. Yesh! Liberal morons running government schools.

[B4Ranch]

Is the house beside you for sale?

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

UNITED STATES CODE
TITLE 36
CHAPTER 10
§174. Time and occasions for display

(e) Display on or near administration building of public institutions The flag should be displayed daily on or near the main administration building of every public institution.

(f) Display in or near polling places The flag should be displayed in or near every polling place on election days.

(g) Display in or near schoolhouses The flag should be displayed during school days in or near every schoolhouse.

Cool! Bookmark bump on that one...

[Brad’s Gramma]

Sheesh. I'm gonna have to get a MIGHTY tall flag pole!!!

Old Glory
California
Christian
Israel
Germany (my heritage)

This could be interesting...

[DakotaRed]

Mine is flown outside the front of my house 24/7. Lately, I've had paint balls shot at my home at night and woke up one morning to find it stolen, pole and all. I put a bigger one right back up and made it even harder to be stolen next time.

Someone does it again and I will install a flag pole in the front yard and run it up with a steel cable if need be.