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to anti gay teens were suspended for wearing Confederate flags to school
this is in Washington in the suburbs of Seattle
addicting info is reporting that school officials say they had warned the boys
not to wear the flags
because the flags are specifically prohibited in the dress code
they were deemed disruptive and banned by the school
and a a note when out saying from this point forward student
in violation up the district dress code will be sent immediately to the office
in parents contacted
also clothing that promoter advertises drugs alcohol tobacco or sex
are that displays representations of hate for anti-establishment
like swastikas Confederate flags anarchism
are not allowed these boys ignored the warnings
and war the flags anyway school officials say they received complaints
and that they had to take action now one of the boys grade he said
it's just a way have showing our southern pride
southern pride in the suburbs of seattle washington
I had no idea Louis that the Confederacy stretch that far
I'm willing to bet that not only has this idiot never even set foot in the
south
that there's a good chance no one from his family has or even any of his
ancestors
will listen he said specifically that he was wearing the flag
because there was another student who war
a gay pride flag and he said
if he can wear his flag in support of what he believes we figured we could do
that
as well the difference is that the great gay pride flag is not discriminatory
against anyone.
it is a probably quality a symbol and the big thing here is that conservatives
are using
the confederate flag is the kind of catch all for
everything they are against in this case it happens to be gay rights
and the right-wing is going to scream about the suspension will say to free
speech
issue it isn't they were warned specifically about these items and they
wore them anyway
and it is not the government abridging someone's right to say what they want so
not a free speech is
free speech issue at all Louis right we talked about this before those
schools can have their dress codes and that's fine I think these kids should be
expelled