Four more students suspended for wearing Confederate flags

al.com ^ | 10/18/01 | ap

[shuckmaster]

MOULTON, Ala. (AP) -- Four more students were suspended Wednesday from two Lawrence County schools for defying dress codes by wearing Confederate flags on their clothing.

The suspensions came as 15 other students at Lawrence County High School in northwest Alabama finished three-day suspensions imposed Monday when they showed up with Confederate flag clothing in defiance of a rule instituted by Principal Ricky Nichols on Friday.

One student at Lawrence County High School was given a three-day suspension for defying the rule, Nichols said. At Speake School, a third-grader, fifth-grader and eighth-grader were sent home for one-day suspensions Wednesday for wearing T-shirts with rebel flags, Principal Earl Leonard said.

Leonard said the students got opportunities to change into other T-shirts or turn theirs inside out. He said their parents chose to take the children home.

Nichols, in his first year at Lawrence County High School, said that since the fall term began he has been reassuring minority students and parents that there was nothing to fear from children wearing clothes with depictions of Confederate flags.

But Nichols instituted the new rule after racial slurs were used in two incidents last week.

Suspended Lawrence County High School students and parents said the shirts are a display of Southern heritage and had nothing to do with race.

[shuckmaster]

Aw, Shucks!

[PeaRidge]

Let the fun begin.

[shuckmaster]

This happens two days after 15 students were yanked out of their Alabama public school

[Non-Sequitur]

bump

[lavaroise]

We need to see more defiances like these in our public schools. America needs to wake up to the reality of the evil totalitarian psyche reigning over our educational system. I say fuc! them! Let them suspend and persecute, showing their true evil colors and deeds.

[arielb]

drop those kids over Afghanistan if they hate our country so much. This is supposed to be the UNITED States of America

[SocialMeltdown]

Perhaps it's time to start a School of the Confederacy.

African-Americas, sighting the need for “diversity” have Afro-Centric instruction. I see no reason not to have Confederacy-centric schools or curriculum.

signed, North of the Mason-Dixon.

[Dawntreader]

Bump

[casings]

Say what?????

[Jethro Tull]

#6: Doesn't your concept of the United States recognize the 1st amendment?

[zbogwan2]

Let's have all school students wear Algore type neutral colors to school. Then the poor minority crowd won't get offended.

Put all students in uniforms and end all this Dress Code Bullsh*t.

Lets get down to the Education Business and quit wasting so much time on trivial issues.

[Illbay]

If you make rules for kids, a few are always gonna push the envelope. That's the nature of kids. They're "rebels".

*nyuk*

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[Illbay]

Yeah, we wanna be JUST LIKE THEM. Hah.

[Kimlee]

Obviously not.

[Illbay]

Let 'em grow up to live in a double-wide trailer-home with at least three cars up on blocks in the front yard. THAT'LL show society!

[gunnedah]

Hell,we have firefighters who wont ride in a vehicle with an American Flag,we have military personel who will not fight against Muslims ,we have members of Congress who will not recite the Pledge ,we have Groups in this country inciting people to overthrow the Government and we have nothing better to do than suspend kids from school over wearing a Confederate Flag! I thought we wanted D-I-V-E-R-S-I-T-Y.America is falling from within and we need a few RED BLOODED Americans to step up to the plate.By the way we have Muslims in this country threatening World News Daily.Freedom of the press is OK if it is a Liberal Press-YES. We just love DIVERSITY!

[Lee'sGhost]

Well, there you go, using logic. That don't play in lib-land, homie. Geez, if it's white -- it's hate. If it's anybody else -- it's culture. Write it down this time, OK.

[Illbay]

He said, "The United States of America." That's a nation, of which Alabama is a state.

You may have noticed that there have been many of Her flags flying lately, some at half-staff. The U.S. flag is distinctive in its design, having fifty stars in a field of blue, and thirteen alternating horizontal red and white stripes.

[dixierat22]

Maybe we should drop intolerant foks like yourself over Afghanistan. Unless things have changed, the 1st Amendment still allows freedom of expression. Even if you or I disagree with it.

[shuckmaster]

Hey y'all, looky here!