An Indiana teenager was told by his high school to remove the American flag from his truck. He refused, citing school rules, which do not prohibit such activity.
After he refused to remove the flag, other students at the school attached American flags to their vehicles.
The school wisely chose to backtrack on the issue. The story has since gone viral.
FOX News reports:
An Indiana high school student is speaking out after going viral for refusing to remove the U.S. flag from his truck
East Central High School senior Cameron Blasek from Indiana spoke out after he said he was told to remove his American flag from his truck.
“The flag itself represents this country, this beautiful country that we live in,” Blasek said in an interview with WCPO. “It also represents the people who fought their lives for this. And I think that’s a really hard thing to talk about, but I think it’s an important thing.
Blasek said he was told by his counselor and vice principal to remove the American flag from his truck, which he refused to do.
“I said, ‘no, that’s not going to happen. I can’t,” Blasek said…
Blasek said he read his school textbook and determined there were no rules preventing him from displaying a flag on his vehicle.
“I read the 2023-2024 Essentials Manual and the word ‘flag’ wasn’t even mentioned in the parking or driving section. The only section where it is mentioned is the flag rolling section,” he explained.
Others arrived soon after displaying American flags on their vehicles.
Watch the video below:
This is Cameron Blasek, 17 years old.
East Central High School told him to remove the American flag from his truck.
He held the line and didn’t comply.
The next day, students flooded the school parking lot with cars and American flags.
The school folded after… pic.twitter.com/iq3c3gByqD
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) March 10, 2024
Good for this young man who defended our flag. What was the school thinking in raising this issue?