Here we go...another flag controversy!

Chime away!

http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-republi...e-flag-on-his-pickup-20120117,0,1452342.story

School property, public access, public facility, and a personal, individual act vs. a large number of other folks. He can keep his pride, he can fly his flag, but his pride must be prepared to co-exist with others pride in a public place, because his pride is worth no more and no less than others pride. It makes better sense to fly his flag from his truck driving to home school.

Sorry, but this one is a no-brainer. On your private property, fly whatever flag you want. If you drive that private property to a public one, why the surprise?

Unionblue

I see no problem with the punishment as long as everyone else has to follow the same rules of not "offending" other people: no offensive shirts, bumper stickers, music, etc. However, whoever has to make that judgement will probably offend everyone. Seems the school makes the rules up on the fly.

Flying a flag in that manner in the back of a truck doesn't look to me to be a proper way to show pride in your heritage. Looks like a redneck stirring the pot, especially when you've been punished once. However, I could be wrong, and he may be a civil war buff and he may be standing on principle. Yeah, I doubt it.

Maybe I am missing the point, but the way I read the article, the school is saying he cannot drive his truck to and from school. On the public streets, I do believe he has a 1st ammendment right to freedom of speech which clearly, the flying of the CBF is. I do believe I read the article clearly that he takes it down when entering the parking lot, which is the property of the school. The fact that someone can see the flag flying on a public street is not germaine.

I agree with you totally bama46 on that point. While on the school property should be the only concern of the school, and that is what my comment was about.

Yeah, without them there teeth "anything" sure sounds like "no."

Like the ones talking about the tornado.

Ed,

It sounded like to me is how could he get to school by driving his truck with a Confederate flag and park on school property, a privilge which had been pulled for his doing such? Seems he refused to drive and park his truck without flying the flag getting into that parking lot so he had a choice, remove it, walk, or get a ride from his Dad. I wonder why he couldn't park it on the street outside school property, but he may not have had a choice. Point is, it was his, he made it, and he must suffer the consequences of his choice.

IMO,
Unionblue

Seems he was doing his best to compromise, he took down the flag on school property, the school should have no athority over anything else, otherwise it is an arbitrary abuse of power.

Nathanb1,

I agree we are only getting the story that has been shown on a TV network. I am of the opinion that the school could in no way suspend his driving privileges outside of school. What I am suggesting is the young man did not want to park his truck off of school grounds, for whatever reason he has, and asked his Dad to drive him to school instead.

Sincerely,
Unionblue
PS I finished my homework but I left it in my truck at home. Will that excuse fly with you?

it appears that the driving privileges might actually mean parking privileges. Why couldn't he take the bus like his less fortunate classmates. Agree that, as in too many such stories, there is a lot more than what is is in the story.

The biggest problem I see with the way the story is presented is that the school cannot cite a specific school code that this young man violated. As to the suspension of his driving privileges, this may refer to his privilege to bring his vehicle onto the school property rather than suspension of his right to operate a motor vehicle on public roads. I'm not aware of any state in this country that confers the authority of the Secretary of State to a local school district. Regardless, unless the school can present a specific rule that he would violate by flying the flag on his vehicle, then they cannot punish him for doing so. If on the other hand, the school cited a specific regulation and he went ahead and continued to fly it afterwards, then of course, he deserves sanctions.

Neil,
I am not saying he is exercising good judgement. Teenage boys are supposed to be stupid.
What I believe he is doing is flying the flag on public streets. A clear exercise of his first ammendment rights. The school does not or should not have any jurisdiction on public streets. In addition, he is recognizing the school's authority over its parking lot by removing the offending article prior to entering same. Is the school claiming he cannot park in their lot because he has a UNSEEN flag in his truck? IMHO the school administration is acting in an arbitrary manner in this instance, at least from the information provided. I can see how a principal would issue such an order, then be unable to back down lest he be seen as "weak"..

Maybe Ed, but like you said, we're not getting all of the story, not by any means.

Sincerely,
Unionblue