Student's American flag banned by school because of 'potential to distract'

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The student has chosen homeschooling rather than riding the bus after his parking permit was revoked.

Bedford County Public Schools requested one of its high school students to remove the American flags flying on the back of his truck because of their"potential to distract" other students in the parking lot.

The student refused, and when the school revoked his parking permit, he opted to pursue homeschooling instead of riding the bus. Flags have become a central part of the discussion involving the culture war, with the American flag, the Black Lives Matter flag, the LGBTQ+ flag and political flags all coming under fire as the culture war intensifies.

Stock photo of the stars and stripes flag. A student in Virginia chose homeschooling after his parking permit was revoked when he flew two American flags on his truck.Christopher Hartless became a recent example of that when he opted to choose homeschooling rather than ride the bus after Staunton River High School in Virginia revoked his parking permit. Hartless had equipped his truck with two large American flags.

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