Confederate flag controversy comes to VSHS; student sent home Wednesday (IA)
By Dean Close · 5:23pm September 24th, 2015
... Two Vinton-Shellsburg High School students say they were told to remove the Confederate flag from their pickup trucks in the school parking lot on Wednesday, because other students said it made them uncomfortable.
After a discussion in class yesterday, the two agreed to put both a U.S. and Confederate flag on their pickups before driving to school today.
“Everyone's talking about it, and that's what I want,” said one of the two, whose pickup displayed both flags. “I want to show everyone that the flag isn't what they think it is.”
VSHS Principal Matt Kingsbury met with the two male students, and asked them to remove the Confederate flags from their vehicles while they are parked on school property. One student, after a discussion with the principal and his father, did so. The other chose to leave his flag displayed, and was sent home for the day ...
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