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Home Front: Politix
MA Teacher refuses to display child's drawing of an American flag
2011-05-13
The family of Frankie Girard is claiming that their son's civil rights were violated after a teacher allegedly told him that hanging his picture of the American flag would offend another student.

"He was denied hanging the flag up. And, he asked if he could just even hang it on his desk, and he was told no. He could take the picture that he drew and take it home and be proud of it there,” Girard said.
I guess it's not OK to offend "one of his muslim classmates", but it is OK to offend Americans.

So where do Americans fit in here in America? Where should Americans go so they can do simple things like publicly display a flag, sing their national anthem, etc.?

Why should I be pressured in this way? My children? I don't give a flying fuc& about anybody who is offended by an American flag when flown on American soil. If the sight is so bad, they should just go back to the Utopia from which they came.

This teacher doesn't have the common sense that God gave a leech. And anyone who feels they even have to add to the controversy by slowing down to think about this is part of the problem.
Posted by:gorb

#8  Besoeker---Pretty good link! Reminds me of a story. A company of the 1st MarDiv found an opening and became the first to enter Shuri Castle in the battle for Okinawa. Buckner of the 10th army wanted someone in the Army to plant the American flag, but a Marine had a Confederate battle flag in his helmet, so the stars and bars was the first non-Japanese flag to fly from Shuri Castle (at least for a while).
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2011-05-13 16:30  

#7  Here in Tucson, even flying the Mexican

flag is ok!
Posted by: borgboy   2011-05-13 15:32  

#6  Frankie's father told 22News that he is so outraged that he placed a call to the American Civil Liberties Union.

Yeah.... good luck with that.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2011-05-13 14:57  

#5  Could be Glenmore. In any event, I have attached a few examples which may assist the lad in future artistic endeavors.

Klik hier
Posted by: Besoeker   2011-05-13 12:57  

#4  Suposedly he was not allowed to display his flag because he drew it at the 'wrong time', not because it was the flag.
Posted by: Glenmore   2011-05-13 12:51  

#3  Maybe this teacher should teach in some other country of his/her choice. We will see how well he/she appreciates that country where some dictator's picture is required on the wall as well as the flag of the country.
Posted by: JohnQC   2011-05-13 12:43  

#2  Teachers were long ago replaced with political commissars.
Posted by: Besoeker   2011-05-13 12:36  

#1  ...ah, don't they have a flag in each classroom? If not, why?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2011-05-13 12:26  

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