PROTEST OVER POLICY REVERSED IN SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL

School administrators at York Comprehensive High School told 18-year-old Peyton Robinson to remove a flag from his pickup truck because of safety concerns. The move sparked protests Thursday, which led the school to backpedal on its policy.

James Crump, a parent of a York Comprehensive High School student, partook in the protest. He said he was very angry when he first heard that a student had been asked to remove Old Glory from his truck.

“We as Americans have lost so much already,” Crump said. “We didn’t stand up for prayer, we lost prayer in school. We didn’t stand up for the 10 Commandments, we lost that in the courthouse. But when you start talking about the flag that so many [have] died for and these students wanting to honor the flag, of course us as parents [are] going to stand behind them.”

Crump said he was “blown away” by the community’s response. He said the protest was packed with flag supporters.
The school said in a statement that the “outstanding display of patriotism through peaceful protest” has made it clear that the community is unhappy with the flag policy. As a result, the school said it would make an exception.