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Parents and members of the community are expected to bring forward concerns about the reappearance of the Thin Blue Line flag at a high school football game during a William. S. Hart Union High School District board meeting on Wednesday evening.
The inclusion of the flag has led to controversy, with some viewing the appearance of the Thin Blue Line flag as a non-political sign of solidarity with law enforcement, and others associating it with the white supremacist movement after it was carried alongside Confederate and Nazi flags at the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, North Carolina.
The 16-year-old student on the Saugus High School football team who originally carried the “thin blue line” flag to honor law enforcement, did so not only as a Saugus student, but as the grandson of law enforcement officers.
After a decision by the Superintendent of the Hart District, a ban on the appearance of the flag was put in place, which the original student respected.
“Given that some individuals have expressed concern that they interpret the Thin Blue Line flag to be divisive, it occurred to (the coach) that it’s possible that some players on the team might not be entirely enthusiastic about a symbol that is being used to represent the entire team,” said Hart District Superintendent Mike Kuhlman in a previous story.
On a Saturday game against Golden Valley High School, another Saugus student took the initiative to carry the Thin Blue Line flag onto the field, defying the ban. Two players came running onto the field after the initial entrance of the rest of the team. One boy carried the traditional American flag, the other, the Thin Blue Line flag.
The player carrying the Thin Blue Line Flag paused before the stands to wave the flag for the gathered audience, before moving on to the rest of the game.
The reappearance of the flag brought with it a reignition of the controversy, with some parents coming out in support, and others against it.
“NAACP Santa Clarita is deeply concerned that the Blue Lives Matter flag was once again used as a political symbol during a high school football game. This was not a show of support, it was an act of defiance and divisiveness. No student should ever feel unsafe at a school event,” read a Saturday social media post from the NAACP Santa Clarita chapter.
The Thin Blue Line Flag is not included on the official agenda for Hart Board discussion, however public comment is expected to include opinions on the Thin Blue Line Flag.
Read the meeting agenda here.
This will be an in-person meeting. The meeting will also be live-streamed on YouTube.
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let the students vote on it and keep the parents out of it. this is a student body issue.
Who cares what the racist NAACP thinks? Maybe the whole chapter can take a drive on I-Five.
South. As fast as they can.
Imagine being offended by a flag.
Anti American & LE Liberals will cry about anything decent, they’re Hell bent on the destruction of the USA!
If you don’t like it, then dont buy a ticket.
You don’t see the kids running around with Rainbow flags!
The flag in question has become, unfortunately, too often attached to white supremacy and hate. It was flown in conjunction with the confederate flag in Charlottesville at Unite the Right, and waved by people who seem to think they have a monopoly on patriotism. Trucks owned by Trumpers often fly the blue line flag with their “ Let’s Go Brandon” flags etc.
If you didn’t realize this before, you know now & might be open to changing your mind on this idea of insisting that you see it at a football game. It’s not that you don’t love your country, it’s that you want a healthy environment for the players without a flag that you now know has been taken over by a political ideology that divides us.
Every one of your points can be presented from the other side, with more legitimacy.
You say some people consider it divisive. Well, the vast majority of us don’t. You say you want a healthy environment for the players. The vast majority of us think the flag promotes a healthy environment. You say the flag has been taken over by a political ideology that divides us. You are the ones who are divisive.
See what I mean? In a constitutional republic, the majority are supposed to be the ones who decide what is acceptable (that’s what voting is for), not bow to the minority on every issue, simply because you decide you don’t like something.
This Country is being held hostage by the 1% – Not the 1% that make all the money – The 1% that finds offence in everything and is taking over the media – The thin blue line flag is just appreciating law enforcement and backing the work that they do for us each and every day – Things like running into the Saugus campus when there was a active shooter. letting law enforcement know they are appreciated and we have their back is a good thing.
If there is this much discussion, obviously it’s a problem.
Stick to what school’s usually display, the American flag and the state flag.