Indian River County schools ban the Confederate flag in new code of conduct

Video Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
Published on June 24, 2020 - Duration: 01:51s

Indian River County schools ban the Confederate flag in new code of conduct

The Indian River County School District voted 4-0 in approval of the new code of conduct Tuesday night.


Indian River County schools ban the Confederate flag in new code of conduct

VOTED TO MAKE WEARING ORCARRYING THE CONFEDERATE FLAGAT SCHOOL- A CODE OF CONDUCTVIOLATION.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL5'S MEGHAN MCROBERTS REPORTS.<< THE DISPLAY OF THECONFEDERATE FLAGRIVER COUNTY SCHOOLS& HAS LONGBEEN A SOURCE OF TENSION.

SUCHAS IN 2015ON CELL PHONE VIDEO RIPPINGTHE FLAG FROM ANOTHERSTUDENTWHEN SOME STUDENTSWERE ACCUSEDOF PASSING OUT THESETHREATENING FLIERS& OR SHARINGIMAGES LIKE THESE ON SOCIALMEDIA&“REDNECKS VERSUS HATERSTOMORROW* AINUS” IT PROMPTED COMMUNITYOUTRAGE& AND A CALL FORBANNING THE FLAG AT SCHOOL BYTHE NAACP& PARENTS SUPPORTEDIT& 00:01:46:36“ITTHE PEOPLE WHO ARE FEELINGAFRAID” BUT SCHOOL LEADERSULTIMATELY DIDNTHE BOOKS&“IF NASCAR CAN BANTHE CONFEDERATE FLAG, SURELYTHE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF INDIANRIVER COUNTY CAN” MERCHONGREEN HELPED BRING THE ISSUEBACK TO THE ATTENTION OFSCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS OVER THELAST FEW WEEKS.“BLACK PEOPLESEE THE CONFEDERATE FLAG LIKETHE SWASTIKA” SHECHAIRPERSON ON THE SCHOOLDISTRICTSPEARHEADED AN EMAIL CAMPAIGNASKING BOARD MEMBERS TORECONSIDER THE BAN.

SHEA LOT OF SUPPORT& LEADING THEBOARD TO SUPPORT THE BAN ASPART OF AN UPDATED CODE OFCONDUCT“WHY ARE WE TALKINGABOUT BANNING THE CONFEDERATEFLAG HERE IN 2020 WHEN ITSHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE A LONGLONG TIME AGO”“WHY SHOULDSTUDENTS BE ALLOWED TO BRINGSUCH A SYMBOL OF HATE, BLACKOPPRESSION, AND RACISM INTOOUR SCHOOL”“IF YOU WANT TOSHOW YOU TRULY CARE ABOUT THEBLACK STUDENTS ENTRUSTED INYOUR CARE, BAN THE CONFEDERATEFLAG” THE NEW CODE OF CONDUCTWILL BE APPROVED AT A JULYBOARD MEETING.

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