High School in North Carolina Bans American Flag
September 12th, 2007 by Brendan SteinhauserHobbton High School in Sampson County, North Carolina has decided to ban the American flag. WECT TV6 reported that students cannot wear any clothes with an American flag, or the flag of any other nation. You can reach the high school’s principal, Wesley Johnson, at 910-594-0242.
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.â€Â
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.
September 12th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
Dear Mr. Johnson,
I had the pleasure of being a band director for 31 years in the Spencer Community Schools, during which time we taught our students proper respect for the flag when in public and at home.
I was also a member of the Strategic Air Command Band which played our national anthem hundreds of times, and I personally have played taps for funerals over 3000 times.
This is something different I understand, but please take the time to inform your students as to why we should honor our flag and honor America every day as we wear a small flag on our clothing, and fly a flag in front or our homes.
Best Regards and best of luck.
John D, Jack Ryan
1225 1st Ave. West
Spencer, IA 51301
September 13th, 2007 at 8:52 am
As a band director/educator for nearly thirty years and a trumpet player for over forty, I am appalled at the actions of Hobbton H.S. We have in our school district in Sioux City, Iowa a program entitled “Trumpets For Veterans” whereas we TRAIN our young trumpet players how to play TAPS at Military funerals, and to regard our flag with the utmost respect and reverence.
Mr. Johnson is “over the top” on this issue and needs a thorough course in American history.
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November 16th, 2007 at 2:54 am
Mr. Johnson,
You say educators didn’t want to be forced to pick and choose which flags should be permissible. Here is a hint, you are in the United States of America. Only one flag should be allowed to flag over our schools and that is the American Flag, this should be a no brainer. What are the educators teaching our children? It is bad enough that you have taken God out of your schools but now you want to take America out too. Then when they disrespect the teachers and each other you wonder why? You claim to be educators and I say you are detroyers, you are destroying our children which is the reason I have taken my children out of your school systems because your education system is the beginning of the destruction of the very fabric that this great nation was founded on. God have mercy on you when you stand before judgement. You have a chance to mold the future generation and yet you are destroying it. I pray for you and the educators of this great country. May God be with you all.
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