Thread: Mexican flag display causes flap at Klein Collins High

Mexican flag display causes flap at Klein Collins High
By MOISES MENDOZA Copyright 2010 Houston Chronicle
May 7, 2010, 1:53PM

Klein Independent School District officials today declined to confirm reports that a student at Klein Collins High School was disciplined for tearing down a Mexican flag displayed in the school as part of a Cinco de Mayo celebration this week.

Klein ISD spokeswoman Trazanna Moreno said a student at the high school had requested and been granted permission to hang the flag from a hallway balcony to celebrate his heritage during the annual celebration. Another student tore the flag down and threw it in a trash can, she said.

Citing privacy regulations, Moreno said she could not discuss if the student who took the flag down was punished. But, she said, “We want our students to be respectful of other people's property.â€

Student Suspended Over Mexican Flag
By Daniella Guzman

POSTED: Friday, May 7, 2010
UPDATED: 6:20 pm CDT May 7, 2010
HOUSTON -- A Houston-area student was suspended for taking down and throwing away a Mexican flag, KPRC Local 2 reported Friday.

Cinco de Mayo is celebrated and recognized in numerous local schools, but for 15-year-old Nicholas Morris from Klein Collins High School, the Mexican flag hanging from his school's hallway was offensive.

"It could have been a Russian flag or French flag, I still would have taken it down. If you looked at the American Flag and Texan flag, in another part of the building, the Mexican Flag was much higher," said the 10th-grade ROTC cadet. "Before I took it down, I sent a picture of it to my mom and she called the school to tell them we were offended and they hung up on her."

So, Nick decided to take the flag down himself and put it in the trash.

"Nick sent me a text message and he told me what he did. I told him I support him but he had to be ready for the repercussions," said Stephanie Morris.

Nick told KPRC Local 2 that he was punished with three days of in-school suspension and he was to pay restitution for the flag. The incident created a furry around the country and sparked heated debates on national and local radio stations.

One local radio station put a picture on its website of a Mexican flag being flown on a pole above an upside-down American flag.

Many who saw the picture thought it was at the same school.

"That never happened. We didn't do anything on this campus or any other district building to dishonor the American or Texan flag," said Trazanna Moreno, Klein ISD's spokeswoman.

The picture of the two flags was from a school in California.

KTRH talk-show host Michael Berry said the picture has been removed from his website.

"I don't think anyone was offended by what we put on the website. People are offended by what Klein ISD is doing to this student. I think what he did is heroic and I think the community of Klein agrees and does not approve of what the district did," said Berry.

Nick said he's been harassed since the incident, but he's also received support.

"I've been called a racist. I've been called a lot of things and I've received threats from people who want to fight me. I also have had a lot of people tell me I did the right thing and they would have done the same thing," said Nick.

"It's a national flag and I know we are not in Mexico, but we should respect all flags from every country," said Alfredo Torres, a student's parent.

Klein ISD said it displays several flags from other countries to celebrate different cultures and holidays throughout the year. The district has sent out a letter to all parents for clarification.

http://www.click2houston.com/news/23491132/detail.html

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I worked in maintenance at U.W.Parkside, and the "day after" the 911 terrorist attack the schools' Hispanic organization wanted flags from Mexico, Central America, and S. America hung in the Main Place. People were very angry but the Hispanic head of this organization was more concerned about Hispanic heritage than American Patriotism. You can see where their loyalties lie...........

Raising Mexican flags in America should be illegal.

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Raising Mexican flags in America should be illegal.

Who was it that felt flying the Mexican flag was an act of war, Tom Tancredo?

Schools in America are no place for a Mexican flag. Not even on Mexican holidays.

Originally Posted by butterbean

Schools in America are no place for a Mexican flag. Not even on Mexican holidays.

Not while they have clubs and classes teaching them "This is Mexico", not until they get rid of all these racist, separatist clubs and classes, and deport all illegal aliens.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/mexicoflag.asp

Here's a disturbing set of photos of our American flag being flown upside down