Missouri high school students hoist Confederate banner after classmates hand out rainbow flags.
December 18, 2019, 9:51 PMCatch up on the developing stories making headlines.Students at a southern Missouri high school displayed a Confederate flag in the school’s lunchroom last week in response to students supporting LGBTQ rights handing out rainbow flags the prior day, sparking widespread debate online about freedom of speech.
"I think it is a problem that we have an entire month dedicated to someone's sexuality and only a day for veterans," one student wrote."You have the right to fly your LGBTQ flag just like I have the right to fly my American and/or rebel flag.""I wanted to do something nice for the LGBTQ+ kids at my school because I knew a lot of them couldn't get the flags by themselves," Rose told ABC News on Tuesday.
"While students’ first amendment rights were respected, administrators learned the banners were used by some to taunt other students, which is a distraction to learning and is not acceptable by any measure," district spokesperson Lana Snodgras told ABC News in a statement Tuesday.
"The bullying not only targeted queer students, but also students of color," she said."I know someone who was shoved and called a racial slur along with many people that were shoved, spit on, and more. People also stole and broke flags from the LGBTQ+ flag holders."
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