A high school student was told to take the American flag off his truck. That student defied the principal and left the flag on his truck. He would not back down, but not the school is finally backing down from their demand. The student pointed out that there's no rules against it in the student handbook. The school tried to say if it's on their property, then they can enforce any unwritten rules on a case-by-case basis. Now the school looks terrible and is offering an apology and backing down. Local 12 reported:
School leaders are now apologizing after a social media post went viral. The principal said it was a misunderstanding and that the school reversed its decision in 24 hours. Cameron Blasek, a student at East Central High School, was pulled into the principal's office over the situation. He said that they asked him to take it down or be threatened with insubordination. Blasek said that it wasn’t a problem all school year until now.
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He said at least two dozen students donned flags. The school apologized adding that students are "allowed" to fly an American flag. "That was kind of a shocker because I don't see the "confusion" on you telling a student to take an American flag down off the back of their truck," Blasek said.
Blasek is planning on joining the military after high school. He said that he's still deciding on which branch. Principal Black said they tried to meet with students who displayed the flag to clarify, but weren't able to meet with all of them before the viral post. He also said there's no plan to change the school's current handbook.
