Confederate flag debate raises safety concerns at Harrisburg High School (IL)
Posted: Aug 31, 2015 7:48 PM EDT
Updated: Aug 31, 2015 7:48 PM EDT
Written by Loreto Cruz
HARRISBURG, IL (KFVS) - Several parents in Harrisburg chose to take their high school students out of classes on Monday after widespread rumors of armed students and school lockdowns.
“We aren’t taking any of these lightly.” Explained Harrisburg Schools Superintendent Michael Gauch, “We investigated each and every rumor, and haven’t found any threat to our student body… I think it’s being blown into something that it shouldn’t be” ...
Superintendent Gauch says it all started last week, when one student was told by his teacher to turn his confederate flag bearing shirt inside out, or go home.
“it was not a disciplinary action.” Gauch said, “He chose to leave, and we will mark that as an excused absence… but to prevent future issues we told the student body about the situation, and we will take disciplinary action in the future” ...
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