The superintendent of the Vilonia School District said an employee who asked a high school student to remove an American flag from his vehicle Tuesday was following protocol.
Superintendent David Stephens said Wednesday that the school district put in place an unofficial policy banning all flags on vehicles about three years ago. He said the unofficial policy was because some students displayed flags that others considered offensive, such as the Confederate flag.
"The intent was never to keep kids from displaying the American flag," Stephens said.
The superintendent added that the American and Arkansas state flags will be allowed on vehicles in the high school's parking lot.
"It is never our intention to prevent demonstrations of respect for our nation's flag," the district said in a post on Facebook. "We proudly display our flag on campus and in classrooms and students and staff recite the Pledge of Allegiance every day."
State Desk on 04/12/2018