Maryland High School Students Told To Change Out Of Clothes With Confederate Symbol On USA Day…
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2015: Year of the perpetually offended.
Via Frederick News Post:
Brunswick High School students were asked Tuesday to change out of clothes displaying a flag of the Confederacy because administrators found the insignia potentially disruptive, according to the school district.
This week is Spirit Week for Brunswick High, in which students wear an outfit matching a daily theme. Tuesday marked USA Day, in which students would wear patriotic colors.
An emailed newsletter from the school on Friday indicates USA Day is a chance for students to wear red, white and blue.
At least two students wore the Confederate symbol Tuesday, but those students were asked to change their clothes, district spokesman Michael Doerrer said. School administrators also confiscated a Confederate flag another student brought to school, Doerrer said.
Debate surrounding the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia, referred to in contemporary times as the Confederate flag, has intensified as some argue the symbol perpetuates a link to the slavery and racism sometimes associated with the Confederate States of America.
Frederick County Public Schools does not impose a ban on Confederate symbols, Doerrer said, though administrators at schools can, on a case-by-case basis, ask a symbol to be removed “if it proves disruptive,” as Doerrer said was the case at Brunswick High.
“It could be that an administrator gets a feeling that it will create tension in the building or disrupt the school environment,” Doerrer said. “It’s really about administrators knowing their students and what might cause an interruption.”
confederate-symbol-mg
2015: Year of the perpetually offended.
Via Frederick News Post:
Brunswick High School students were asked Tuesday to change out of clothes displaying a flag of the Confederacy because administrators found the insignia potentially disruptive, according to the school district.
This week is Spirit Week for Brunswick High, in which students wear an outfit matching a daily theme. Tuesday marked USA Day, in which students would wear patriotic colors.
An emailed newsletter from the school on Friday indicates USA Day is a chance for students to wear red, white and blue.
At least two students wore the Confederate symbol Tuesday, but those students were asked to change their clothes, district spokesman Michael Doerrer said. School administrators also confiscated a Confederate flag another student brought to school, Doerrer said.
Debate surrounding the battle flag of the Army of Northern Virginia, referred to in contemporary times as the Confederate flag, has intensified as some argue the symbol perpetuates a link to the slavery and racism sometimes associated with the Confederate States of America.
Frederick County Public Schools does not impose a ban on Confederate symbols, Doerrer said, though administrators at schools can, on a case-by-case basis, ask a symbol to be removed “if it proves disruptive,” as Doerrer said was the case at Brunswick High.
“It could be that an administrator gets a feeling that it will create tension in the building or disrupt the school environment,” Doerrer said. “It’s really about administrators knowing their students and what might cause an interruption.”
