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| NC County School Superintendant Bans US Flag on 9-11 | |
| 2007-09-12 | |
| HT - Drudge SAMPSON COUNTY, N.C. – On the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, students at one high school were not allowed to wear clothes with an American Flag. Under a new school rule, students at Hobbton High School are not allowed to wear items with flags, from any country, including the United States. The new rule stems from a controversy over students wearing shirts bearing flags of other countries. Gayle Langston said her daughter, Jessica, was told to remove her stars and stripes t-shirt. “Today she wanted to wear her shirt, and I had to tell her no,” said Langston. “She didn't like it at all because I knew it would get her in trouble. Of all days, 9/11, she could not wear her American Flag shirt.” The superintendent of schools in Sampson County calls the situation unfortunate, but says educators didn’t want to be forced to pick and choose which flags should be permissible. Hey Politically Correct Quisling in the guise of a so-called Educator: 9-11 is a somber day, and the US Flag is a special case. The name of this Quisling Appeaser is, L. Stewart Hobbs. Never trust anyone who uses a first initial in a case like this. It reaks of pretentiousness This county voted Bush 56-Kerry 44 in the last election. I think some parents should confront the school board. This is the kind of BS nonsense I would expect out of Berkley, CA.
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| Posted by:BigEd |
| #13 We have recall in California to deal with School Boards who won't deal with a Superintendant like this. What about NC? |
| Posted by: BigEd 2007-09-12 23:57 |
| #12 educators didnÂ’t want to be forced to pick and choose which flags should be permissible. Just another sterling example of how self-loathing and anti-Americanism permeates our academic institutions. It's as if they're ashamed to quickly choose the American flag above all others. As if they cannot justify such patriotic feelings to themselves. How vile. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-12 23:15 |
| #11 Immediately my thought too, JiB! Name me one, JUST ONE, other freakin' nation in this world that would do this to it's own? I mean, can you imagine Mexico, France, Britain, or even the African nations banning their own flag, because they didn't want to choose it above others? If we can't have term limits for politicians, at least give it to us for school board members. |
| Posted by: BA 2007-09-12 22:54 |
| #10 Its really pretty simple. The *ONLY* permissable flag is the USA flag, Old Glory, the Red-White & Blue, A Grand Ole Flag. What about honoring our country through our flag don't you understand you over educated humanist coward? Word, JiB. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-12 20:14 |
| #9 There's a big and growing problem with hispanic gangs in NC. There's a big and growing problem with hispanic gangs just about everywhere there are hispanics! |
| Posted by: Natural Law 2007-09-12 19:59 |
| #8 Big Ed, report to the Principal's Office. Big Ed, report to the Principal's Office. |
| Posted by: Principal 2007-09-12 15:06 |
| #7 Egad! I called the Superintendant a Quisling. I guess they will make a notation in my "Permanent Record" |
| Posted by: BigEd 2007-09-12 15:03 |
| #6 "Gayle Langston said her daughter, Jessica, was told to remove her stars and stripes t-shirt" actually the sup and principle are just perverts; no mention of asking a boy to take his shirt off...... just sayin.... |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-09-12 14:17 |
| #5 Its really pretty simple. The *ONLY* permissable flag is the USA flag, Old Glory, the Red-White & Blue, A Grand Ole Flag. What about honoring our country through our flag don't you understand you over educated humanist coward? |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2007-09-12 13:53 |
| #4 An excerpt from the Dunn, NC Daily Record : Sampson County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Stewart Hobbs said the ban is not countywide, but was instituted by the Hobbton High School Principal Wesley Johnson in response to flags of foreign countries that were being worn as gang symbols. There's a big and growing problem with hispanic gangs in NC. The county just settled a major freedom-of-speech lawsuit at the same high school. |
| Posted by: mrp 2007-09-12 13:35 |
| #3 Dr. Hobbs said his main concern is enforcement. Blackwater, Aegis, AH-6 Little Bird's....? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2007-09-12 13:28 |
| #2 Bit of a Tobacco Nazi too. Appears he enjoys it... Superintendent Dr. Stewart Hobbs said Sampson County hired the N.C. School Board Association to revise the county's entire policy manual which will include the new no-smoking policy, which will not be implemented until August 2008. "It's tobacco free, period. Nobody can smoke on campus. Teachers and staff are currently allowed to smoke in designated areas. When the law comes into effect those designated areas will be removed," he said. Dr. Hobbs said his main concern is enforcement. "We can control our staff, but guests and visitors are a different story," he said. But I'll bet he's working on it. Maybe a cattle prod... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-09-12 13:21 |
| #1 Something tells me the video of the next school board meeting will be in high demand. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-09-12 13:16 |