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struggle4progress

(118,349 posts)
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 08:43 PM Mar 2016

Student told to change rebel flag shirt or go home (MI)

Koco McAboy
Published: March 16, 2016, 7:09 pm

CALEDONIA, Mich. (WOOD) — A student at Caledonia High School was outraged when he was told to change his shirt, which showed the Confederate battle flag, or go home Wednesday morning ...

His mother .. said she was contacted by the school at around 8 a.m.

“The principal gave me two options and I requested a letter asking why he had to take the shirt off,” she said.

The letter stated “because of what that flag is used to symbolize by others, we feel it could contribute to a hostile environment for many of our students” ...


http://woodtv.com/2016/03/16/student-told-to-change-rebel-flag-shirt-or-go-home/

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Student told to change rebel flag shirt or go home (MI) (Original Post) struggle4progress Mar 2016 OP
They should take the kid away from that ignoran5, racist mom, as best thing for the kid and communit Hoyt Mar 2016 #1
 

Hoyt

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1. They should take the kid away from that ignoran5, racist mom, as best thing for the kid and communit
Wed Mar 16, 2016, 08:48 PM
Mar 2016

At least make her take some diversity training.

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