In Massachusetts of all places, site where the American Revolution started?
This is what’s wrong with America now. Our flag is offensive? Seems to me that anyone offended by our American flag shouldn’t live here anymore.
Straight up simple.
Daily Mail reposts an elementary school was under fire today after a teacher refused to display a child's drawing of the American flag for fear it would offend another student who is a Jehovah's Witness.
Frankie Girard, 11, drew the picture during his art class at Butterfields School in Orange, Massachusetts. He claims his teacher refused to hang up his picture on a wall beside those drawn by his classmates as it would offend the other student.
He further asked if he could put it on the window or on his desk but was told to take it home and hang it there.
His father, John, has now called the American Civil Liberties Union and is accusing his son's teacher of putting the rights of another student ahead of his son’s. Mr Girard said: 'He was denied hanging the flag up. And he asked if he could just even hang it on his desk, and he was told no, he could take the picture home and be proud of it there.
‘We’re allowing him to display his civil rights and be proud of who he is, but we’re denying Franklin those same rights.'
Mr Girard said that the dispute did not just start with the drawing of the flag. He said that the student in Frankie's class is a Jehovah's Witness and does not pledge allegiance. He said: 'Frankie did not know much about Jehovah's Witnesses at the time and merely asked his classmate why he did not do it. But they don't pledge allegiance to anything.
More details here
I think this particular teacher is using the Jehovah Witnesses excuse to cover up her own dislike of the flag.
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