Confederacy not to be Referred to in New York Schools

News excerpt from Ithaca, New York:

“In a letter sent to parents this week, Ithaca High School administrators have banned the display of Confederate flag insignias on any clothing, bags or other items students previously brought to school. “We have found that the display of the flag in such forms has caused and continues to cause feelings of ill will,” reads the letter, dated April 3 and signed by Principal Joseph Wilson. “Such feelings in turn have led to disruptions to our operations and educational process.” Starting Monday, students who refuse to remove or cover up images of the flag will be disciplined, probably for insubordination, according to Superintendent Judith Pastel.”

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Previous Supreme Court decisions have upheld the right to display Confederate insignia as being protected free speech—so this prohibition is being done in the name of “preventing disruption”. It seems that some white students have been wearing Confederate belt-buckles etc. to claim a group-identity similar to what is automatically allowed to blacks, Hispanics etc.

Posted by jonjayray on Saturday, April 22, 2006 at 08:30 PM in
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Posted by Svyatoslav Igorevich on April 22, 2006, 08:53 PM | #

Someone will probably take it to court eventually. Let’s see if the ACLU comes charging in on its white destrier.

It seems that some white students have been wearing Confederate belt-buckles etc. to claim a group-identity similar to what is automatically allowed to blacks, Hispanics etc.

Precisely. That identity is what non-whites don’t like, and that dislike is what causes the “disruptions”.

It’s funny that yankees have to co-opt southern symbols for a white identity, but who am I to begrudge them?

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