Something similar happened at my school this week. I know all parties associated with this very well, I go to the school every day.
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The only thing he did wrong was throwing it away, he should have taken it down and put it on the principal's desk, as he could not find a principal (which is hard to believe, because the stairwell that flag was posted on has an AP office next to it). I don't want to celebrate a Mexican holiday, nor do I want to see a Mexican flag inside an American public school. We were all given a typed note today explaining "KISD did not put the flag on a pole" and all kinds of propoganda trying to calm people down. No shit, they fucking put it up inside the school. It's all bull shit, and it's bad for you.
I didn't see the flag that he took down, but it looks to be 3'x5'. It faces the main entrance to the school and the Commons, where everyone hangs out before the morning bell rings to allow people to go to their first class. The clock says the picture was taken at 7:22, but the clocks are three minutes behind, so it was actually 7:25, 5 minutes before class starts. I assume he took it down immediately after the picture. I passed that spot later and it wasn't there. Also, the kid who took down the Mexican flag is a sophmore JROTC member. His family, about 5 people total, were out in front of the school this morning holding American flags. All of this paragraph probably doesn't matter too much, but I'll leave it just in case it helps someone with whatever argument they need.
And yes, one of the principal's name is Shelly Dick. What a name, huh? Cool guy who used to play college basketball. Talks with the students all the time. The best AP at my school, I'd say. But still, let my school know how fucked up it is to punish A TRUE PATRIOT, THIS IS AMERICA GODDAMNIT! Any questions about this story, if you need a first hand account, ask me.