American Flag Unwelcome in California School
[American Flag
Unwelcome in California School on
Cinco de Mayo by Rick Manning] "The
citizens silent patriotic salute on
this May 5, four years later, was
triggered by a February, Ninth
Circuit Court decision that sided
with the school in forcing students
to make the American flag disappear
on Cinco de Mayo--coincidentally a
day that is not even a holiday in
Mexico.
The rationale for the
ruling--concern over violence by
recent Mexican immigrants over the
display of the Stars and Stripes.
Here is the real question.
What the heck is going on in Morgan
Hill, California?..." Full text:
American Flag Unwelcome in
California School on Cinco de Mayo
