When Edmond North High School in Oklahoma told student Caleb Horst he couldn’t fly an American flag from his truck on school grounds, the community rallied around him, showing their support by placing U.S. flags on their cars and trucks and gathering at the school parking lot on Monday morning.
On August 21, the school informed Horst that displaying the flag on his truck was not allowed, despite the fact that he had been doing so for quite some time, according to KOCO.
“I’ve never really had problems with it before, and it’s our First Amendment, so it’s kind of hard for them to infringe upon our rights,” Horst said. The Edmond Public Schools district attempted to justify the decision by stating that this was a common “practice” at the school, though it is not an official policy.
“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