A Tennessee high school student was sent home from her prom when she showed up wearing a Confederate flag dress. Texanna Edwards said she wore it because she thought it was cool, but school officials thought otherwise. The girl said the decision is unfair because other students wear rebel flag hats and belt buckles to school.
Do you think the school was within in its rights to bar Edwards from attending her prom, or did they go too far?
The problem is, different people see this as different symbols . African Americans have turned this into a slavery thing. But the fact of the matter is, it was the southern or confederate states symbol and slavery was only one part of the civil war. I can assure you this girl is not advocating anything more than her red neck (Southern) heritatage. I think modern people need to see this for what it is in modern times. Just a symbol for a certain mindset and nothing more. The principal was wrong and the people who thinks this advocates slavery are wrong as well.
I don't appreciate what this symbol implies, but, that being said, I think in this case consistency is key. If students wear the conferate symbol on various forms of clothing on a daily basis, the principal cannot randomly enforce a non-existant school rule. Lois -Reisterstown
I think the school overstepped their boundaries. Would they have conducted themselves in the same manner if she wore a dress depicting a British, German, Italian, or Japanese flag? Millions of Americans have died fighting the ideologies those flags once represented! How would one feel if an American Indian Tribe prevented a student the same honor if they wore an American Flag Dress because of what this country did to them!
To many African Americans,the confederate flag is as offensive as the swastika is to other segments of the population.Unfortunately,America's history has a few ugly parts that need to be left unraveled.The confederate flag represents one of those parts.
I think the school went way over the line, especially when they allow black kids to listen to music and promote artists who condone killing police, espouse racial bigotry and promote continued use of racial epithets. Are we to continue this trend toward reverse racism, or is it ok for ALL students to promote their heritage in their choice of art, music and fashion?
This is the united states land of the free !!!!! I think the school is is showing socialism. If it was saints patrics day you wear green for the irish, But this is part of america and american history!.This is not the confederate flag but the confederate battle flag ! John from the eastern shore