Student told to take U.S. flag off bike

UPI.com ^ | 11 November 2010 | UPI

[glennaro]

It is apparent your priest is not showing "tolerance, acceptance and welcoming" to the members of his congregation who simply want to celebrate a traditional (and unique) American observance.

One-way "tolerance, acceptance and welcoming" is in reality "coercion".

[kromike]

So...displaying the Mexican flag is OK, but displaying the American flag is not?

That's because Illegal Alien sensitivities are vitally important to the State. Citizen / patriot sensitivities are not.

[Toespi]

Alicea’s parents said he flies the flag from his bike as a tribute to veterans in his family.

Since when does an American citizen have to give an excuse as to why they fly the American flag? What was wrong with the response that he flys it because he is an American? It goes on to explain that he folds it up and puts it in his backpack. You have to be kidding me........the minute you give an excuse and show some blood to these freaks, they go for the jugular.

[Excellence]

Rush just mentioned it.

[xenob]

Rush just mentioned it.

Then they are toast...

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

This is wrong. The boy should keep the flag on his bike and his parents should sue the idiot anti-American.

[T Minus Four]

Check out this site and read the parent reviews of Denair Middle School. For some reason, the official Denair Schools website is "temporarily unavailable".

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Question: "So...displaying the Mexican flag is OK, but displaying the American flag is not?"

Response: That is usually the case in conquered territory; i.e. the conquerors put up their flag and take down the flag of the vanquished.

[NoNAIS]

It’s still down : Here is a question:

Just curious - What flag is on the pole in front of the School Each Day? Does that spark “racial tensions”?

What about the Police Station, Fire Department, City Hall, United States Post Office, Military Bases?

It’s called YARTHS (Yet Another Reason To Home School) for a reason.

I gladly pay my property taxes. I consider it good money to keep my children out of places like this.

[Jvette]

I can handle some of these type things regarding universal Catholic celebrations. I can stand it at least.

What ticks me off is that Thanksgiving is a strictly American holiday. Period end of story. They justify it by saying that America is a melting pot of all these different cultures and we need to honor and celebrate them all.

I cry foul. These people all came here knowing that America is an English speaking country and should respect us! It’s the same with the flag. This is OUR country. That is OUR flag. Respect it or get out.

[Sprite518]

The American hating principal should be fired at the very least!

[Moltke]

(principle) Parraz said.

I doubt that principal has a principle. ;-)

[wintertime]

Ping for later

[greatplains]

Only if you can stomach “diversity” in the form of gay and lesbian bishops, blessing gay unions and all that crap. At least your church is not totally thumbing it’s nose at Scripture.

[metmom]

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[metmom]

"Our Hispanic, you know, kids will, you know, bring their Mexican flags and they'll display it, and then of course the kids would do the American flag situation, and it does cause kind of a racial tension which we don't really want," Parraz said. "We want them to appreciate the cultures."

What an idiot. What represents the merging of cultures more than the American flag?

I sure hope they banned the Hispanic kids from flying THEIR flags. This is the US, not Mexico. They did this to provoke and the American kids, whose country this is, get slapped down.

Makes.... blood.... boil.....

[Right Cal Gal]

I think I’m going to have to start my own religion soon.
At least then I’ll have tax-exempt status.

[TigersEye]

I didn’t know Mexican was a race I thought it was a nationality? Are we sure this principal is an educator? Sounds like a half wit to me.

[COBOL2Java]

Are we sure this principal is an educator? Sounds like a half wit to me.

One could argue that's a distinction without a difference...

[pandoraou812]

Dimwit principal. The flag was always flown at any school I attended. I am so glad I don’t deal with this bs...