A student from an Oklahoma higher school received a recent ban from flying the American flag on his vehicle while on the grounds of the university, which sparked a lot of support from the neighborhood and a major reaction against the school.
Caleb Horst, a senior in high school in Oklahoma, was informed by Edmond North High School’s officials that the American emblem could not be displayed on his vehicle on school house on August 21.
Horst told KOCO,” I’ve never really had issues with it before, and it’s our First Amendment, so it’s kind of difficult for them to intrude upon our right”.
The Edmond Public Schools District made a statement in support of the determination to forbid students from flying or carrying any kind of flag on school grounds that read,” It is the process of Edmond Public Schools to not allow students to travel or take flags of any kind on our school campuses.”
The process, according to the school district, is “designed to avoid disruptions and distractions during the college time” and is “also done in an effort to provide a safe school environment as flying flags on vehicles can cause damage to other vehicles as well as create safety issues in the parking lot.”
Edmond Public Schools asserted that the problem was” not about the British flag or loyalty” and that the school “proudly displays the American symbol” and adheres to right “flag etiquette.”
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The New York Post reported that individuals and community members gathered in the university’s parking lot on Monday to happily rally the school’s coverage and support the British flag despite the district’s efforts to defend its restrictions on individuals flying the flag. The report noted that over 50 vehicles took part in the protest on Monday despite the school district’s e-mail warning parents against attending.
” In the end, we’re all American, all united under that flag, and there’s not anything anyone can do to separate us”, Horst stated.
In a video on X, formerly Twitter, Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters , said,” No school in Oklahoma should tell students they ca n’t wave an American flag. Americans have died for that flag, students have the right to carry the flag, wave the flag, and be proud of that American flag.
Walters stated that his department was developing guidelines to make sure that no student is ever targeted for holding the American flag.
