Oklahoma Community Rallies Around High School Student Who Was Told He Couldn’t Fly An American Flag On His Truck In The Parking Lot

There ain't no love American flags flying in Oklahoma - at least at Edmond North High School. Quite the controversy has broken out in the town of Edmond, Oklahoma after one of the students there was told that he couldn't fly Old Glory off the back of his truck. Caleb Horst, a senior at the school who was told to stop flying the flag, says that's he's proudly had the Stars and Stripes on his truck for a while - and is just now being told to take it down. So now parents and students are banding together to protest the decision. That has come in the form of American flag parades, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in the school's parking lot, and even just pulling the old "strength in numbers" move on the school district as more and more students fly American flags from their vehicles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2Zuf466Fmk The "No Fly" demand has even gotten the attention of Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters. He's come out in full support of the students of Edmond North High School, and released this video statement clarifying how he feels about the controversy: "No school in Oklahoma should tell students they can't waive the American flag. We've had Americans die for that flag... m y department right now is working on guidelines that we will be issuing to districts to ensure that no student is ever targeted for having an American flag." https://twitter.com/RyanWaltersSupt/status/1828183148741697653?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1828183148741697653%7Ctwgr%5E04cd311277f48ce5638766d4ddc0a9dcbf7de0f8%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbrobible.com%2Fculture%2Farticle%2Foklahoma-high-school-banning-american-flag-on-student-truck%2F Sounds like those guidelines will allow for any and every student that wants to fly an American flag on their vehicle to do just that. Even with all of the pushback, the school district insists that the decision to not allow flags flown on cars is purely for safety, and has nothing to do with attempting to suppress patriotism. Edmond Public Schools released this official statement in response to the controversy and the backlash they are facing: "It is the practice of Edmond Public Schools to not permit students to fly or bring flags of any kind on our school campuses. This practice has been in place for several years and is explained to our students at the start of the school year along with various other policies and procedures. This is designed to prevent disruptions and distractions during the school day... To be clear, this is not about the American flag or patriotism. Edmond Public Schools proudly displays the American flag prominently and in the proper, respectful way outside each of our buildings and in our classrooms. Not only do we recite the Pledge of Allegiance every morning as we start our school day, but we also present the colors and play the national anthem at most of our athletic events. All of these things are done in the proper fashion according to flag etiquette." Following the show of support, Caleb told News Nation that people should never be afraid to display their patriotism: "Show your patriotism, don't let other people put you down for being proud of your country." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue5kIKnUElE