Posted on 09/06/2002 6:44:16 PM PDT by stainlessbanner
Isn't that just as insensitive as the Confederate flag? As an American with Cherokee blood, yaddah, yaddah, yaddah...
Put pressure on them and keep it there. If every parent whose kid wears a flag shirt sends a note home excusing their kid from school due to the ignorance of school administrators and board members, they could close the school down. A ten to twenty percent absenteeism rate will sure put a crimp in their budget.
It only takes one person to be offended for the courts and the media to come crashing down on the entire population.
LOL! I came up with some good excuses back when I was in school, but I never thought of that one. Of course, there was some level of common sense in the school administration then too although I wouldn't have agreed with that at the time.
I forget what Daisy Duke looks like in her shorts and heels. Does anybody have any pictures to help me?
Dear: William J. Sebring, Pam Andes, Mike Baker, Pat Davis, Homer Key, Barry
Hopkins, Mike Christopher, Mike Chapman, Gary Puckett, Kelly Campbell, Fred Larsen, Bob Rogers, Janet Flint
I am disappointed in your recent decision to ban the Confederate Battle Flag from Cherokee High School. The letter states: Confederate battle flag "represents racial prejudice and divisiveness" to some and has "substantial disruption at some of our local educational institutions."
The reasons vary from support of the first amendment and free speech of our students, to the colorful history of Georgia’s past, the current Georgia state flag, and discrimination against certain Cherokee High School students.
Students need to support free speech. How is it acceptable to wear clothing with obscene gestures, obscene language, and sexual references, but not the Confederate Battle Flag? When you start banning certain brands of clothes and symbols, you get into the business of reviewing and managing a list of “preferred brands” and “acceptable symbols”. This is what I would expect in private institutions, but not public schools. I suggest Cherokee High School get back in the business of educating students, not dressing them and acting as “fashion police.”
It is acceptable not to like or agree with every symbol or clothing brand in the school. Students should have the right to choose what they wear based on preference, affordability, and style. America affords us those rights.
Similarly, will Cherokee High School and the Canton County school board be banning other symbols of the South, such as the Bonnie Blue, the First National CSA, the Second National CSA, the Third National CSA?
Need I remind you the Confederate Battle Flag is STILL on the Georgia State Flag? Despite the fact Governor Barnes did not put the new flag design to a vote of the people, the Confederate Battle Flag remains on the new design. I’m curious if Cherokee High School flies the Georgia State Flag on its property and in its classrooms. What happens if students wear the Georgia State Flag on their shirts? Perhaps you should consider banning Governor Barnes new state flag as well.
I would like to inform you of the history of Confederate Battle Flag, or the Southern Cross. The design of the Confederate Battle Flag is based on St. Andrew’s Cross.
Andrew was the first disciple of Jesus Christ and preached the Gospel in Russia and the Asiatic states. Andrew was crucified in 69 A.D. in Patria, Greece. He convinced his oppressors to put him on a cross in the form of an “X”, because he was not worthy of dying like Jesus Christ with his hands nailed on the cross. The 90 year old Andrew suffered for three days before finally dying.
St. Andrew became the patron saint of Russia and Scotland. The American South has a rich history of Scottish-Irish heritage; hence the design of the Confederate Battle Flag is patterned after the Scottish national flag, which displays St. Andrew’s cross.
The Confederate Battle Flag represents Christianity, as well as Scottish-Irish heritage, and American heritage. Today, Southerners honor and remember their ancestors by flying the Confederate Battle Flag.
Southerners hold their history close to the heart and with great regard. We honor our ancestors who fought in the War Between the States. Those men and women made the ultimate sacrifice as they answered the call of duty for their home state. They left families, farms, businesses, towns, friends, and comfort behind to represent Georgia on the battlefield. The Confederate Battle Flag flew over those brave sons and daughters of Georgia. They must be honored for their service to the state of Georgia.
I submit the Confederate Battle Flag does not cause disruption, but the students do. Banning a symbol is not going to solve the lack of respect or discipline problems at Cherokee High School.
I ask you to please define the “divisiveness” and “prejudice” that you feel the Confederate Battle Flag represents. Seeing as how black Americans fought for Georgia in the War Between the States, black Americans are involved in supporting the Confederate Battle Flag through the Sons of Confederate Veterans and United Daughters of the Confederacy, I am very interested to see how the symbol in question is prejudiced. It seems the only divisiveness is between school administrators and students.
In the interest of diversity and education, perhaps Cherokee High School would like to have a workshop about the Confederate Battle Flag. Experts from local SCV and UDC camps could present on the history of Georgia and the Confederate Battle Flag. Black Southerners such as Nelson Winbush and H.K. Edgerton could cover blacks in the War, who they were, and the roles they played. This would increase awareness of the Confederate Battle Flag, Southern history, and Georgia history. A workshop or seminar would fit nicely with today’s diversity agenda and also serve to educate students.
I urge you to follow the examples of educations, political, and business leaders before you, and reconsider your decision to ban the Confederate Battle Flag.
Sincerely,
Stainlessbanner
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