Round Rock students disciplined for Confederate flag photo (TX)

[struggle4progress]

5:14 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 2016
Mike Parker

... The school district released a statement Wednesday stating there were a series of incidents at school involving a group of students posing with a Confederate flag and speaking “hateful language.” The district would not comment any further to ensure the privacy of students, the statement reads ...

Birdwell said his son told him he merely liked the design and colors of the Confederate flag ...

Birdwell said lessons being taught on the civil rights movement may have led to his son taking the photo. He questioned the school’s methods in teaching the historical significance of the flag ...

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/round-rock-students-disciplined-for-confederate-fl/nrDYT/

[Skittles]

1. "I just like the colors"

that's like the guys back in the day who said they bought Playboy to read the articles