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Charleston schools ban Confederate flag displays
AP August 18, 2015, 12:31 PM
... The Post and Courier of Charleston reports that the Charleston County School District code of conduct for the school year that began this week prohibits students from wearing clothing, jewelry or other apparel bearing the image of the Confederate flag.
The code of conduct also says the emblem cannot be displayed prominently on vehicles driven to school. The document says the change is being made "in light of a year marred with racially divisive and tragic events" ...
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/charleston-schools-ban-confederate-flag-displays/