[the OlLine Rebel]

Well, it IS improper to fly a flag from the back of a vehicle. Anything that could make it dirty or torn is taboo.

I wish firefighters would stop doing that. Full-size flag on the back of a truck - flails out to hit other things, and drags on the truck, and gets exhaust.

Well-intentioned, but not full respect.

[frog in a pot]

You are correct, of course, and the school could win this one by having a credible military representative confirm its decision.

Even worse for the students, it could be the school official is such a military vet (although without further info, most of us with good reason would quickly speculate it was an anti-American liberal).

[Smellin Salt]

Are you kidding me?

[GilesB]

You are incorrect. (see the last paragraph of the cite - the kid had one thing wrong, the US flag should have been on the right, or passenger, side)

Flying a flag outdoors will soil it, and tear it. Flying it from Fort McHenry did, in spades.

“Automobile and Motorcycle Flag Display Guidelines for Non-Military Vehicles
No other flag should be flown higher than the Flag of the United States of America. No other flag
should be noticeably larger than the Flag of the United States of America. The U.S. Flag is mounted on
its own right as the vehicle is moving forward, EXCEPT when it is mounted as follows …

A single U.S. Flag mounted on the roof of an automobile or a truck, or on the rear fender or
“bumper” of a motorcycle, CAN be mounted in the center of the vehicle OR it can be mounted
on the right side (passenger side) of the vehicle.

The U.S. Flag can be displayed in the center of a row of an odd number of flags (i.e. three flags,
five flags, seven flags, etc.) mounted across the roof of an automobile or truck or in a fendermount
or bumper-mount on the rear of a motorcycle. In this case, the U.S. Flag should be
higher than all other flags. “Higher” means that the uppermost red stripe of the flag should be
above the top of all other flags. This can generally be accomplished by using a U.S. Flag one
size larger than all of the other flags or by extending the length of the pole holding a U.S. Flag
that is the same size as all of the other flags.

The U.S. Flag displayed in the center of a row of multiple U.S. Flags mounted in a line across the
roof of an automobile or truck, or in a fender-mount or bumper-mount on the rear of a
motorcycle, CAN be higher than all of the other U.S. Flags (in the case of an odd number of
multiple U.S. Flags, i.e. three flags, five flags, seven flags, etc.) … OR … all of the U.S. Flags can
be the same height and size.

If a row of multiple U.S. Flags has an even number of flags (i.e. two flags, four flags, six flags,
etc.), ALL of the flags in the row should be the same height and size.

If U.S. Flags are flown from poles extending out of the “post holes” in the rear of, and on both
sides of, the bed of a pickup truck, both U.S. Flags should be the same size and height.”

http://www.newlondonmotorcycleclub.com/uploads/Flag_Guidelines.pdf

[al_c]

Agreed.

[trebb]

Well, it IS improper to fly a flag from the back of a vehicle. Anything that could make it dirty or torn is taboo. I wish firefighters would stop doing that. Full-size flag on the back of a truck - flails out to hit other things, and drags on the truck, and gets exhaust. Well-intentioned, but not full respect.

Far more respect than ceding to a ban of displaying Old Glory....I have an old ball cap with the flag on it and it states, "These Colors Don't Run"....