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| Superintendent orders Oklahoma schools to promote patriotism after student told to remove US flag from truck | ||
| 2024-09-02 | ||
Oklahoma State School Superintendent Ryan Walters told the Fox News Channel that his school district would be enacting new policies to allow students to show their patriotism after an Oklahoma high school student was forced to remove an American flag from his truck by school staff earlier this month. Walters spoke on "Fox & Friends Weekend" on Saturday to declare that under new state school guidelines, no student will be punished for displaying the flag or showing their patriotism. Rather, they will be encouraged to love their country and better understand its founding. "We’re not going to tolerate this anti-Americanism," Walters told "Fox & Friends Weekend" co-host Pete Hegseth. The public school superintendent’s appearance on the channel came several days after Edmond North High School senior Caleb Horst was reportedly instructed by school officials to remove the American flag from the pick-up truck he uses to drive to school. As Horst told local outlet KOCO, school staff told him it was school protocol to keep flags off campus. Edmond Public Schools denied their stance on flag flying had anything to do with patriotism. They told KOCO the practice was about safety and to avoid becoming a distraction. The statement added, "To be clear, this is not about the American flag or patriotism. Edmond Public Schools proudly displays the American flag prominently and in the proper, respectful way outside each of our buildings and in our classrooms. Not only do we recite the Pledge of Allegiance every morning as we start our school day, but we also present the colors and play the national anthem at most of our athletic events. All of these things are done in the proper fashion according to flag etiquette."
Walters also said that the state’s schools are "redeveloping our social studies standards to get more of an understanding of the American founding." "We need more patriotism. We’ve seen our schools become leftist indoctrination mills pushing hatred for country. That’s not going to happen in Oklahoma," he declared. The superintendent issued a memo to state schools in June directing them to incorporate the Bible and Ten Commandments into their curricula for grades 5-10, primarily for historical context. At the time, Walters stated his directive aligns with educational standards approved in May 2019. | ||
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #4 With a stick. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-09-02 23:28 |
| #3 Someone should school those "officials" on the First Amendment. |
| Posted by: EMS Artifact 2024-09-02 10:04 |
| #2 too many Karens Karmalas |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-09-02 09:17 |
| #1 Guess there were one too many Karens in the school staff. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-09-02 07:02 |