DEARBORN COUNTY, Ind. (WKRC) — A local high schooler was told to remove an American flag from his truck by his school.
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.
He put up the flag because he said it’s a unique way to show his pride for the country and pay respect to those who lost their lives fighting for his freedom. Blasek said the school admin asked him twice to remove it and twice he stood his ground.
“He said, ‘You got to take it down.’ And I said, ‘But there’s no written rules or anything about that in the Student Handbook.’ I even read off to him [the] student handbook and all the guidelines in there, the word flag isn’t even in there, aside from the flag twirling section,” Blasek said.
Good for him!!! More people ought to do that!
There was no misunderstanding, the principal just didn’t expect any backlash or rebellion from fellow students. It a shame when teenagers have more pride in their country than the people we rely on to teach them. That principal needs to be fired.