Oh, really? Well how about saying they don't want Teeshirts with a picture of Malcolm X on campus. Or any reference to "Kwanzaa", or the Mexican flag?
Yes, suppose a principal says: No more Mexican flags and no more pictures of Malcolm X. That would be just fine, right Mr. O'Dell?
You're exactly right. But I wouldn't hold my breath. Personally, I have no love for the confederate flag. My family is from Pa. and I have ancestors who fought in the civil war on the northern side. HOWEVER, when I was a girl we did live in Virginia for two years, and I know very well that to those who honored the confederate flag, it WAS NOT about "proving" or "saying" that one race was better than another...the feeling that I got that it was merely a symbol of regional pride. It's "a southern thing."
Yeah, some yahoos in white sheets wave around the confederate flag. But they also burn crosses too. Are we now going to say that the cross is ALSO a symbol of "hate" just because some people use it inappropriately?
If they ban the confederate flag, then they sure as hell should ban Malcolm X t-shirts AND a bunch of "La Raza" [whom I find far more obnoxious] jammin' their Mexican flag in people's face on campus. This ain't Mexico. Yet.