Confederate Battle Flag Spurs Complaints at Football Game (NC)

[struggle4progress]

Updated: Mon, Oct 19 2015, 07:43 PM
Rex Hodge

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. --... School leaders say a parent expressed concern about someone bringing a Confederate battle flag to the game, saying it was offensive. School officials say while they understand the concern, they can't regulate everyone's form of expression. "If it's disruptive and we can't have class, can't have school, can't have an extracurricular event, then we intervene," Associate Superintendent Dr. Bill Nolte said. "Otherwise, we allow people to express their First Amendment right to free speech" ...

http://www.wlos.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Flag-Complaint-220992.shtml#.ViWLQWSrSL8

[Journeyman]

1. So the School Board scheisskopf says a complaint isn't enough, it has to be a confrontation. . .

Way to ensure something becomes a disruption and makes a school event a point of conflict and not a learning experience.

[libnnc]

2. Not surprised

This is my hometown and this football game is really the only one that counts all season. It's a huge, huge rivalry that brings out the entire county in one place on this one night. Seriously, incredible knock-down drag out seething contest that has been going on for DECADES. This was the 50th anniversary of the Tuscola-Pisgah game.

Sadly, it brings out the ugly, racist side of Western North Carolina too. Kind of one big redneck palooza on steroids. That night should be reserved for only two flags, IMHO. The glorious gold and black of Big T (GO MOUNTAINEERS!) and the sickly, pitiful red and black of the Pisgah teddy bears (boohiss).

If the Tuscola Mountaineer fans had displayed more gold and black and less stars and bars, maybe they would have won that game...just saying.