A student in Indiana has come out on top after being told that he had to remove his American flag from his truck.
Cameron Blasek, a senior at East Central High School in St. Leon, Indiana, said that his counselor and a vice principal ordered him to remove the flag from his school on March 7.
“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 it. And I think that’s a really hard thing to talk about, but I think it’s a big thing.”
Blasek refused to comply with the demands from the school officials, telling them, “no, that’s not going to happen. I can’t.”
The student said that he read through the school handbook and determined that there were no rules preventing him from displaying a flag on his vehicle.
“I read through the Essentials 2023-2024 Handbook, and the word ‘flag’ wasn’t even mentioned in the parking lot or driving section. The only section it’s mentioned in is the flag-twirling section,” he explained.
The very next day, other students came displaying American flags on their vehicles as well.
“There was a huge support group there that believed and stood for the same thing that I did and I was kind of shocked by that,” Blasek told WCPO.
Additionally, on Friday, X account Libs of TikTok picked up the story, publishing a write up about the situation which garnered over 6 million views.
On Friday, principal Tom Black sent a message to parents to respond to the controversy, explaining, “I am pleased to inform you that we are allowing the display of the U.S. flag by students in the parking lot.”
Black also told WCPO that “no high school staff member or administrators stated or insinuated that the U.S. Flag was offensive, nor has there ever been a complaint received about the U.S. Flag.”
“I think everybody gets offended over something that doesn’t mean what everybody says it does. This flag represents our country and the people who died for it and fought for it and I respect that with my whole heart,” Black continued. “The U.S. Flag is displayed in the front of our school and in every classroom. We begin each day with the Pledge of Allegiance. Clearly, we do not consider the U.S. Flag offensive.”
Black later spoke to Fox News, telling them that East Central High School has had a rule for several years “that no flags are allowed on vehicles in our parking lot.”
“The rule was never about the US Flag, and it was regarding all flags on vehicles,” Black wrote. “This is due to potential safety issues with visibility and 500-600 teenage drivers leaving at the same time during dismissal, as well as concerns that flags that are not appropriate for school will be displayed.”
Black said that while he reminded a student of the rule, he consulted with the Superintendent on Friday, determining that the school could allow the “US Flag while still having the authority to restrict other flags that are deemed inappropriate for school.”
“I met with most of the students Friday and informed them that they would be allowed to display the US Flag, but they should respectfully abide by the US Flag Code,” Black wrote. “This was before the original social media post. The inaccurate narrative is that we changed our mind due to social media backlash. That is not true, as the timeline reveals.”
“We regret and are sorry for the confusion and are working diligently to clarify the issue with our community,” Black said.
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