Flag flap: confederate flag controversy keeps students from attending commenceme

[Chris_]

Flag flap: confederate flag controversy keeps students from attending commencement

They say they're just "good ol' boys" who, like the song goes, were "never meaning no harm." But three Bloomington Kennedy seniors were not allowed to attend their commencement Wednesday night after bringing a Confederate flag to school on Tuesday.

"We're all big fans of the Dukes of Hazard," said Dan Fredin, who was suspended, along with Joe Snyder and Justin Thompson. "It's just us showing we have our own style and we aren't going to conform to whatever anyone else thinks."

School officials say at least one of the students waved and carried the flag in the parking lot.

The boys argue they never took the flags off their trucks, but they admit they brought them to the school.

Officials asked the students to remove the flags. Eventually, all three students were suspended for three days -- which, in this case, included graduation.

Officials say a Student Code of Conduct prohibits behavior that may provoke or offend other students.

"We are very clear that the Confederate flag is a symbol of hatred, bigotry and racism," said Rick Kaufman, the Executive Director of Community Relations at Bloomington Kennedy High School.

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Meantime, the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota said the students would likely not have a case in court.

"If the authorities can make the claim that the presence of the flag can reasonably disrupt the educational process than they can censor it," said Charles Samuelson with the ACLU of Minnesota.

The three students will still receive their diplomas. Already they have plans for next year, which for two of them, includes serving in the U.S. military.

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"We are very clear that the Confederate flag is a symbol of hatred, bigotry and racism"

  Excuse me???  Been reading those DNC useful idiot manuals again?  A$$hat!

And yeah, we didn't really expect the aclu to do squat.   

 

[Rebel]

What about this flag?




 

[Chris_]

What about this flag?




 

It also offends liberals, but then I can't think of anything that doesn't offend liberals.   

[Flame]

Lesbians kissing in the hallways offends my daughter, but that's allowed to happen. 

[DixieBelle]

Idjits.

[Chris_]

Lesbians kissing in the hallways offends my daughter, but that's allowed to happen. 

That's just because your daughter is a "bigoted, intolerant homophobe", and deserves to be offended.  Come to think of it, she was probably indoctrinated that way by you, so that would make YOU a bigoted, intolerant homophobe too...

[Willow]

We are very clear that the Confederate flag is a symbol of hatred, bigotry and racism,"


wonder what Flag that Obamalama's church in Chicargo flies?

[djones520]

Lesbians kissing in the hallways offends my daughter, but that's allowed to happen. 

That's just because your daughter is a "bigoted, intolerant homophobe", and deserves to be offended.  Come to think of it, she was probably indoctrinated that way by you, so that would make YOU a bigoted, intolerant homophobe too...

A really close friend of mine is a huge flaming lib.  Well, a few months back, I saw some joke story about an American having a shitting contest with an Indian, because he was sick and tired of that guy destroying the bathroom with his foul odors.  Having lived in Japan for 7 years, I'll be the first to attest that some of the food that these people eat on this side of the world just leaves some god befouled odors.

Quite frankly, the story was stupid, but funny in the description of the shit-capades, so I emailed it out to all of my friends.  I get this reply from her with her raising a storm about by intolerant racism.  She said she didn't blame me for it though, because she knew that the military has just brainwashed me to think that way.   

[Rebel Yell]

We had a few kids get into trouble for flying Confeerate flags on their pickups a few years ago for homecoming.  Ironic thing is, we are the Turner County Rebels.  Go figure.  If it pisses off one black, it must stop.

[Airwolf]

We are very clear that the Confederate flag is a symbol of hatred, bigotry and racism,"


wonder what Flag that Obamalama's church in Chicargo flies?

I'm thinking this one.

[Willow]

We are very clear that the Confederate flag is a symbol of hatred, bigotry and racism,"


wonder what Flag that Obamalama's church in Chicargo flies?

I'm thinking this one.

edumacate me!

[Airwolf]

Thats the flag of Iran. I mean since he seems to love wanting to talk to Imawhackjob so badly.

[Thor]

I'd expect such ignorance and intolerance from one of the bastions of Liberalism known as Minnesota. They don't have a clue as to the TRUE meaning of the Confederate flag, nor do they want to learn. I saw many trucks with a Confederate flag in their rear windows up there. And, yes, in MN, it's probably considered "racist" because mostly white supremacists use MY flag in vain and out of context.