From: kdl@slrc-csa.org
SORRY ABE, WE HAVE A VICTORY! Good news comes on a Friday! We have been
working the past few weeks with an SCV family in South Georgia, whose 15 year
old son attends the local government middle school. His Principal sent him home
at the start of the school year for wearing a t-shirt bearing the flag of the
2nd American Revolution aka the Confederate Battle flag - even though, as is
almost always the case, there was NO disruption caused by the shirt - and had
been unofficial policy to ban for years.
After consulting with the father, and
arming the son with various "protest" shirts, we began the preparation for
battle that almost always must end in litigation to succeed. First round however
is always trying to work it out administratively with the school board. Well
here's the Friday miracle - the school & principal backed off and will let
the young man wear his Confederate shirts.
In the 17 years we have done these
cases, we can only think of 2 or 3 in the South that were favorably settled
without a lawsuit. What's more this school is in the federal 11th circuit where
the viciously anti-Confederate Denno v Volusia County is the LAW of the circuit.
Schools can ban our flag with impunity, if they want to. But not in this school
- somebody in a position of authority was fair, still believed in the
constitution was fair and did the right thing. God bless you whoever you were.
So everyone have a glass of champagne - then back in the fight!
Support us so we
can do more! SLRC PO Box 1235 Black Mtn, NC 28711 www.slrc-csa.org
Kirk D. Lyons
Chief Trial Counsel
Chief Trial Counsel
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