A Virginia school board is refusing a dress code ban on clothing showing the Confederate flag, despite the appeals of the board's only black member.
"In Franklin County, we do not have any documented cases of a substantial disruption caused by the Confederate flag; therefore it would not be appropriate to ban the Confederate flag and violate a student's First Amendment rights. Should it become a problem in the future, we would consider a ban," Julie Nix, chair of the Franklin County School Board, told TODAY.
The racial makeup of Franklin County is 87% Caucasian and about 8% African American, according to the most recent U.S. Census data available.Penny Blue, the board's only black member and dissenting vote, said the Confederate flag is a disruption and should be banned. "When we see the Confederate flag, that tells us, 'Do not enter. We are not welcome,'" she told TODAY."It means the N-word, rape, lynchings, all of those things. The Confederate flag is used for white supremacy.""I am not through until I get this done," she said.
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