Posted on 08/29/2016 9:40:40 AM PDT by servo1969
FULL Title: "SC high school bans American flags at football game, feared it could be used to ‘taunt or be unsportsmanlike’"
TRAVELERS REST, S.C. – School officials’ decision to ban students from displaying the American Flag at a recent football game is creating controversy in a South Carolina school district.
On Friday, Travelers Rest High School principal Lou Lavely banned students from carrying American flags into a football game against Berega High School, because a lot of students at Berega are Hispanic. Lavely contends the American flag could have been used to taunt those students, WNCN reports.
“Some events at last evening’s football game have resulted in concerns being raised in our community. I am writing to assure that any decisions made regarding American flags being permitted into the game were made in the best interests of all attending the game and in the spirit of patriotism and respect for our flag,” Lavely wrote in response to Facebook backlash about the ban, which turned away several students who came to the game with American flags.
“Any decision to not allow the American flag to be used in an improper ‘taunting,’ unsportsmanlike manner is first and foremost in the interests of promoting the safety and well-being of all in attendance at school events. This decision would be made anytime that the American flag, or any other symbol, sign, cheer, or action on the part of our fans would potentially compromise the safety of all in attendance at a school event.”
Lavely’s prepared statement assured community members that officials “have the utmost respect for our flag and strive to display the highest levels of patriotism,” and the school supports veterans, but the potential for taunting was too much to allow the American flag inside of the stadium.
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Lou Lavely - Principal
llavely@greenville.k12.sc.us
When all the liberal idiots started complaining about the Stars and Bars being offensive, I proudly started to display the Bonnie Blue at my house.
I get numerous compliments on the flag. Even my ultra progressive mother in law liked the flag until about a month ago, my youngest spilled the beans and told her the significance.
Was he Kaepernicking that flag?
Amen brother.
This is beyond ridiculous. Time for some major pushback to the PC Nazi’s.
They ( libs in charge ) probably wont get the message but the students have replied,
http://wspa.com/2016/08/29/more-american-flags-no-disruptions-monday-at-travelers-rest-high-school/
Since some are so upset about it we should make sure that no 5A teams ( the largest schools ) darken their 3A doorstep with our American flags.
SC does love to vote for cheap labor importers
Yeah, Gowdy’s pro-Amnesty antics make total sense to me now.
We all saw this coming when they went after the Confederate Battle flag. They are just so dumb you can fly the Stars and Bars and they would have no idea
Absolutely right, Laz.
And it’s all the more ironic this school is in SC, the state where they (were allowed to) take the CBF away.
How about we fire the Principal; and all the teachers.
Seems these people don’t realize they are in America .. not some foreign country.
Time to re-educate some of the teachers/principals.
Going to have fire a lot more than one principle. This is on drudge right now:
EXACTLY, but the sad part was that they were banning the Confederate Battle flag , and thought the Stars and Stripes would not be affected.
No sister, it is NOT a tough call.
Because you have “progressive” educators in the school systems. The communists people rail against in Washington do damage but the commies in your local classroom, principals office, superintendents office and school boards are doing far more damage than their Washington overlords.
I have very little to no respect at all for teachers and so-called educators and when they start whining and patting themselves on the backs for how hard they have it in the classroom I want to puke. Between them, their teachers unions, trial lawyers and idiot parents our public education system is little more than a glorified day care for PC indoctrination.
Because you have “progressive” educators in the school systems.
Principles like this are aspiration proggies. Small fry who are watching the national debate and wanting to put there stamp on things. They may be the most dangerous type of progressive.
taunting was home game advantage, now these little cupcakes and parents want everyone to be equal.
Sounds like a time for a team and fan boycott. Empty stadiums and forfeited games might change the decision.
Rumors of the South rising again are clearly in error.
This is progressive PC flunky-ism at its worst. Make ‘em doubly ashamed of both the Stars n Stripes and the Stars and Bars.
Safe zones of the Deep South?
everyone needss to call this school and complain and boycott it
Yes. What you said. If there would be hundreds of protestors OUTSIDE of the game, waving American flags... SWEET
The state where Francis Scott Key wrote our National Anthem while watching the flag fly over Fort McHenry now is BANNING that very same flag at sporting events....
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