I have a question....Exactly how much trouble would a student get in for hanging a rebel flag on a school's flag pole? I need extreme details
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It depends on the school and why you were doing this. I live in the south and the mascot of my former HS is the Rebels. On the school sign and other things, there are rebel flags. So, at my school, no one would get in trouble for it, but it would probably be taken down.\n\n(By the way, they are building a new school and changing the mascot and such later this year)\n\nIf you were doing this as some type of racist thing, then it could be viewed as a hate crime. Since it is not really *hurting* anyone, I doubt you would get in that much trouble for it. However, if it is racially motivated, please reconsider doing this. Do you want to be in the same category as white supremacy groups like the KKK? This flag was never meant to be a racist symbol (in fact, the rebel flag is not even the primary confederate flag from the civil war). If you're doing it to possibly offend or even hurt someone, just don't do it.
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Take your complaint to the school board.  better yet, the local tv station- they'd die to get a lead like this.  You may not want to air your dirty laundry in public, however, the bad publicity would get the school to react.  \n\nSeriously, with all the similar stories in the press lately, the school would definitely get involved to get your son back and the teacher prosecuted.
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I think the answer can be really simple.  If the flag is burnt because of the country it represents (in this case, America) then it definitely wouldn't be OK to Americans.  It's the reason behind the action and what it represents.
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You might be able to go through legal channels and the police?  You could also just come right out and ask the school but I'm sure that you may not trust that source.
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No, there should be no penalty for these actions.  It is the fundamental freedom of all Americans to do what they will in protest short of wanton destruction of other's property and inhibition of another's freedom of movement.\n\nIf we penalize someone for flying a flag upside down or beneath another nation's flag, we are lessening our freedom and that is, ultimately, what the USA flag represents: FREEDOM.\n\nDo I approve?  No, I do not.  Will I fight to the death for their right to desecrate a USA flag?  Yes, I will.  The reason I feel this way is based on my belief that we, above all nations, must always, always, always protect freedom above else.  It is what we are, who we are, why we are.  And it is not optional.  Anyone who would lodge a penalty against someone for expressing themselves with a piece of cloth (even if that cloth is an American flag) is not a true and loyal American, but a pseudo-patriot who puts more value on woven material than freedom.\n\nIt isn't disrespect for the nation to do it although it is quite childish and makes no sense.  It is disrespect for freedom to stop it, though.\n\nBy the way, flying a flag upside down is not disrespect, it is a universal sign of distress.  If those students think they were doing something disrespectful they were not only being ridiculous they were being ignorant.
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Yes - on the local branch of the British Legion. Unbelievable.\n\nIf hanging it on a wall it should be as if the pole was to the left of the flag.
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It depends on your school. My high school did that, but not all do. You need to talk to your school's administration.
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The real answer I do not know but let me speculate.\n\nChina...if you burn their flag you probably go to prison and they don't have any other flags to burn,\n\nIran...if you burn their flag you probably get beheaded or hung but if you burn an American flag you probably get a raise or new better job.\n\nCuba...hmmm probably just prison
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Ma'am, I agree with you. Many schools are limiting freedom, because it gives a school a "gang reputation". Honestly, they think that anything that speaks out against the school is 'gang-related'. I'm not saying that we should ignore possible gang and violence related activity, but something like wearing a wrist band isn't gonna kill someone. [but come on! for uniform?! Get over it! there are more inportant things in life than your clothes!] And is definitely not supposed to be punished by expulsion.  Of course if it violated a dress code then it could be punishable by a detention, but not expulsion from activities. \n            Also, I think that the politicians would pay more attention to young people if more young people showed more interest in politics and voting. \n            Plus, stuff like the protestrors getting arested, is still unknown in the American public, because the people take their rights for granted and dont' see the threats to them. They probably won't miss them until they're gone. They are just to busy with they're MTV and malls, to care about the community. What's gotta happen is that the power has got to go back to the people. Our schools teach the importance of staying away from drugs and violence and sex, but they don't say any words of encouragemetn about voting. Some do, but not enough. And that's another thing that has got to take place. I agree with you that we should do something about our speech rights being taken away. But as you can tell, protesting is not gonna get us anywhere. We've got to take the matter into our own hands. Like joining Congress, and law. I personally am considering joining politics.
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Deff tell a teacher. I know you dont want any other conflict, but if you tell the teacher you dont want them to know cause they might bully you somemore, im sure they would be able to help. Or take the bus home? I donno good luck! I would deff tell someone.
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Conservatives usually don't try to convert others. Instead, they either rant to vent their own spleens or else they preach to the choir. However, although I support the ACLU, I don't think it's right to deny a student the right to talk about God at his high school graduation. After all, the student is simply expressing himself, and not the views of his school or the government that funds his school. I don't think that his mentioning God in any way violates the separation of church and state.
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Wow, it sounds like this guy has a permanent stick up his ass, so I wouldn't worry about it if I were you.  If you are disciplined because of him, it is definitely a violation of your rights.  You can sit down or stand up whenever the hell you want.  People need to start worrying about themselves, especially when it comes to something like patriotism.  And for all of those people who say "get the hell out of this country," check yourself, please.
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High school kids are SUPPOSED to be learning to be citizens.  An informed and active citizenry is the very basis of democracy.  If students have an issue, have gone through the normal channels of a bureaucracy or hierarchy and still don't believe their position is being taken seriously, an act of protest may be the proper thing to do.\n\nDo they have to cut school to do it?  I have no idea -- it seems you're referring to a particular act of protest that you've not explained.  But if an organized protest is taking place during school hours, and students wish to participate, they should be encouraged to act as any concerned citizen should.  That means weighing the pros and cons of missing school, measuring the effect their presence at the protest may have on their cause or concern, and then, acting in the way they judge to be best for them, and for the issue.\n\nIt seems to me that participating in a political action of concern to high-school age students could be a fantastic learning experience, and a step toward really internalizing the importance of responsible action within a participatory democracy.
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PROBABLY BURN IT I WILL RESEARCH FOR YOU\n\nhttp://www.usa-flag-site.org/forum/proper-flag-disposal-964.html\n\nBURN IT
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It's meant to insult what the flag stands for. It is an act of defiance. It too is symbolic but it changes no policy.
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Why are you even talking to the school, get your butt to the top of the Board of Ed. You know the saying "the sqeaky tire gets the oil"? If you dont get onto these people, the school will try to push it under a rug. Go to the top and start yelling!!!!!!
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In short it depends on your teachers, and how sticky they are with the rules.  Also what does your highschool policies say? most likely if they really dont care, you probably dont have much to worry about, but if just one of them does, you just might be hooped