Should students and their parents choose what flag to honor or should this decision be forced into them?
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You shouldn't have to honour any flag it should always be a personal choice.\n\nIn some religions its blasphemy to worship false idols and i believe flag honouring can fall under that catagory.\n\nIf i were forced to honour a flag i'd use prayer as a repression mechanism.
67848
They should do it after the National Title Game. Or whenever the entire season is over with. That way there's much thought taken into consideration about who should be given such an honor.
1103890
NO.\n\nBecause the very idea that the flag symbolizes is the freedom to do what I want, say what I want, and protest what I want.
468594
Call the INS and ask them. When you do give them your location. One more thing if youre going to go DONT CARRY MEXICAN FLAG. If you want to be treated like AMERICAN call the US Flag. Also if youre a student and you see a reporter and they ask why are you protesting KNOW THE REASON FUCKING REASON WHY.
471326
Not in state-funded schools--separation of church and state should be strictly enforced.  In religious-run institutions, they should do whatever they want.  If a student didn't want the religious instruction, they could go somewhere else.  In my perfect world.
912873
Keep the rebel flag.\n\nLiberals dont like it becuase they feel insulted, for whatever reason.  Either that or its trendy for them to be anti, complaining wimps.  If its a race thing, non-blacks dont say a thing to black power groups...they let them do what they please.
530909
No, it is never a good idea to use the flag in any way other than it was originally intended.\n\nSee http://www.flagco.com/etiquette.shtml
738593
I personally think the idea of two flags is cool. It shows you aren't forgetting your heritage but you are embracing and loving your new home.
993928
No what bothers me is the misconception people have about it and the stupid groups like the KKK who use it for evil. I don't hate anyone. My stepfather is a black man. I am white. Like the other folks have said it is a symbol of heritage. Civil War History is a big part of some peoples lives. Civil War Reenactments are a hobby of mine. I know black guys who sport the flag down south. In short I don't believe you should hate the flag you should hate the stupid people who misuse the flag. Like Jenn
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I think the parents should co-operate with the school and show respect to the teachers who work so hard to educate their children.  If the parents don't set an example of valueing education and respecting those who teach their children, things won't improve.  Parents should realize that loving and supporting their children doesn't mean accepting everything they do without judgment.  If their children have done something wrong, they should accept the consequences and only this way can they guide them back to the right way.  How can a child know what's wrong and what's right when his/her parents say "oh, I love my child and will stand by him/her, no matter what or oh, I'm so proud of him/her... blah-blah-blah" when he/she has done something awful (getting pregnant, bullying others, getting into trouble with asbo...)and unforgivable (robbing, mugging, killing...).  Parents in this country are sometimes too tolerant of their children's wrongdoings and this is not the way to love their children.
1080652
I think there should be freedom of speech and expression in schools, within limits. I don't know a lot about this case, but from the way you describe it, she should have a right to wear a confederate decal. However, if the school had a policy governing student dress that was constitutionally sound, the school board was well within its rights. Students don't have unlimited freedom of expression or other rights in school that they may have outside school. Up to a certain age (16 I think) students are compelled to attend school.\nYou also have to understand that a lot of people associate the Confederate flag with racism and find it offensive.\nI think we should talk about everything that happened in the antebellum South, the Confederate South, the Reconstruction South, etc. This part of history should certainly not be forgotten, or obliterated, as you say.\nConsider this: if the CSA had succeeded in it's effort, the Constitution which you claim reverence for would not have been applicable, and there very well may not have been any freedom of expression in this area.
470067
I Suppose You Would Like To Make Our FLAG "BETTER" Too??\n\nWould You Like It "updated too to show what is going on"\n\nI DONT think it represents America better overall.
665073
I think that Kathryn is right in that if parents want their children to have a religious education, they should have that right in a private school.  After all, if it's okay to homeschool kids, why can't you have schools that teach the same values there?  It's not state supported, and the parents pay for the privelage.  Of course, it's harder on poor students, but I don't see too much way around that.\n\nPublic schools, however, should not be a place for teaching religion, unless perhaps as a neutral 'World Religions' class.  This is because we want to promote the idea that everyone has the right to their own personal beliefs.  Furthermore, if one specific religion is taught in a public school, the state is promoting that one over any other - not only through speach, but also with money.  By promoting one, it is essentially repressing the others, possibly even promoting prejudice towards the followers of that religion.  Schools should not repress religion - it should be okay to write a paper on a religion topic if you should so choose and have it treated as any other, for example - but neither should it be promoted.  \n\nNon-believing, i.e. atheism, is not neutral.  Choosing to definitively NOT believe in God is just as much a personal, unprovable belief as definitively choosing TO believe in God.  Teaching atheism is therefore also unacceptable.  Schools should try to avoid the topic entirely, and leave it to the private sphere.
675146
I don't care if they want to celebrate it. I just don't understand why public schools celebrate it. My children are Anglo Americans, and they get upset because they are being forced to celebrate something that means nothing to them, or their country. However keep in mind that my children are the 2% of Anglos at their school. 50% of the rest don not speak English...it's just like them flying the Mexican Flag over our City Hall.
1008213
By asking this question, you insinuate that democrats don't support and honor the flag! I think everyone should have the same American values! Yes, our flags should all be made here. I think cars should too... Let Japanese people drive toyotas! Anyhow, if you are trying to insult Republicans, it made you look slightly ignorant. I bet even a few democrats got a chuckle...
569267
When I was in elementary school we had to stand and face the flag every morning and recite the pledge of allegiance. My son did for preschool and kindergarten but not 1st grade. I think the answers are right below mine. They quit doing this in public schools because of the saying UNDER GOD.
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No it's not.  First of all, it is the only proper way to destroy a flag as taught in the military, the boy scouts, etc.  Secondly, the first amendment protects our speech, so any amendment to ban it is obviously unconstitutional.\n\nObviously, this is an emotional issue, but people have to re-learn to respect freedom in this country.  I may not agree with what the KKK says, but their right to say it is protected by law.  A constitutional amendment to ban it is simply fascist in nature.