Some don't like U.S. flag at school

[thedrifter]

THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE
Some don't like U.S. flag
at school
'I want to raise my children to be citizens of the world'

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Posted: July 15, 2003
1:00 a.m. Eastern



© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com





Some parents in a southern Oregon town are protesting plans of the local school district to erect a flagpole and U.S. flag outside a taxpayer-supported learning center, reports the Ashland Daily Tidings.

"I feel very strongly that there should not be a flagpole and there should not be a flag," Tracy Bungay told the paper.

"I feel our country is on a strong push towards imperialism, and we're not a democratic nation anymore. I want to raise my children to be citizens of the world, and the flag does not represent ideals I want to instill in my children. It represents dominance, greed, corporate power and not freedom. I think it even represents commercialism and consumerism."

The Willow Wind Community Learning Center is a government-funded facility that supports homeschoolers who live in the district but do not attend public schools.

The Ashland School District decided it would erect the flag and flagpole this fall after 13-year-old Jesse Stanton asked that Old Glory fly outside the learning center, the Ashland paper said.

According to the report, the teen first contacted the facility's director, Debi Pew, about putting up the flag.

"She (Pew) told me when I first asked her that it would be offensive to some students and it couldn't happen," Stanton told the paper. "It was disappointing, but I wasn't completely surprised because I know there are a good deal of people there who don't look at the flag or America favorably."

Stanton says he is "one of the only ones who speaks out on my views that support patriotism and pro-Americanism," said the report.

While Oregon law requires that both a U.S. flag and state flag fly at every "public school building," it was unclear to district officials whether or not the learning center – technically not a "school" – fell under the requirement. According to the report, officials decided the building, since it was supported by district funds, was subject to the regulation.

Some anti-flag parents felt the issue should have come up for a vote of affected families.

"I think everyone in our community at Willow Wind should have a say in this," Julie Bedford told the Daily Tidings. "One person does not have the right to go above everyone's heads. It's completely the opposite of democracy."

Stanton's mother told the paper she was convinced if the issue did go before the parents, the flag would be rejected.

"We are the minority at the community learning center," Anne Stanton said, according to the report. "We are going to get the flag there because it's public law, but if we just had to work with [the Community Learning Center] it would probably be vetoed because we're the minority."

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Sempers,

Roger

[Twosox]

Offended by Our flag? Disappointing. Homeschoolers are generally a patriotic and pro-american group, at least the ones that I know. They also know that the United States is not a democracy. It is a republic. Hmmm....

[Sgt Sostand]

Some don't like U.S. flag at school if they dont like it leave the Country but they want to call them self Americans and enjoy the good life .

(I say get a Rope and lynch em)

[TJR1070]

I am amazed at comments and attitudes like this whenever I read or hear them. I am also enraged, obviously these people have never served their country nor anyone in their families. If they had they might respect the fact that for generations men have been dying to protect our freedoms. Those freedoms that allow people like this to express their idiotic ideas. I know one thing, when I die I will be wrapped in those glorious colors and taken to my final resting place and if the people in Willow Wind Community Learning Center don't like it they can all kiss my ***!

[Devildogg4ever]

I have to agree with everything said so far! This is America!

The thing that really p*sses me off is she wants to raise her children to be citizens of the world! Come on, get real!

[leroy8541]

Obviously these anti-flag, children of the world parents, have not seen much of the world. I myself along with most of the members of this website have. I proudly raise my children Pro American regardless of what any one says. As bad as it may seem here it is ten times worse any where else!!! I could go on a rant here with these know it all do gooder parents (puke). Wanna here my views on whats wrong with the United States of America??Anti- flag parents raise anti-flag children....................

[ugly_angel362]

{quote}
"I feel our country is on a strong push towards imperialism, and we're not a democratic nation anymore. I want to raise my children to be citizens of the world, and the flag does not represent ideals I want to instill in my children. It represents dominance, greed, corporate power and not freedom. I think it even represents commercialism and consumerism."


i definently disagree with that statement. the flag was made back in the day of George Washington. before commercialism and consumerism. Greed was not a big issue back then, it was freedom. to be a country of our own.

[Lock-n-Load]

I say....Raise the colors and if there are many black eyes lifted upward...so be it!!!

[MillRatUSMC]

It's pathetic that this statement was voiced by those seeking to rise the American Flag on a flag pole that needs to be placed on a Federal fund building.

"We are the minority at the community learning center," Anne Stanton said, according to the report. "We are going to get the flag there because it's public law, but if we just had to work with [the Community Learning Center] it would probably be vetoed because we're the minority."

A "minority"?
God, is this America!

Citizens of the world.
Pack all these fools on the first plane heading to Afghanistan.
Than they might worship the freedom that is their birth right.

I'm so ****ed off, I can't type fast enough.

The men I saw die in Vietnam, gives all these fools their so given rights to declare that they are citizens of the world.

I second, "POST THE COLORS".

Semper Fidelis
Ricardo

[lurchenstein]

Definitely Post the Colors! Symbol of our great nation, bought at great cost!