Colorado High School Tells Student to Remove US Flag From Truck… It's Offensive
Posted by Jim Hoft on Monday, September 6, 2010, 10:02 AM
Security officials told the student they focus on diversity at the school and they don’t want anyone to feel uncomfortable.
The Denver Channel reported, via FOX Nation:
A high school student in Northglenn is upset that campus security told him to remove the large American flags flying from his pickup truck because it might make others uncomfortable.
Jeremy Stoppel told 7NEWS he got a ticket at Northglenn High School last Thursday for squealing his tires. He said he deserved that ticket and deserved having his parking lot pass suspended for two weeks.
But he’s upset that campus security then told him he can’t fly his 3 feet by 5 feet flags in the bed of his pickup truck anymore.
“She said I should take my flags down. She said this is a school that focuses on diversity and she doesn’t want anyone to feel uncomfortable,” Stoppel said. “How do you suppose anyone would feel uncomfortable in America with an American flag? That’s where I’m confused.”
He said he started flying his flags around school last week.
“Now that I finally get to drive to school, I have a truck, that’s what I want to do. I want to fly my flags. September 11th is coming up so I wanted to fly them in honor of that,” said Stoppel, who said his cousin is serving in the Navy.
So what are the odds that this school is run by a bunch of crazy libs?
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Published May 24, 2012 at 8:46 pm - 91 Comments
Deeka commented:
WTF? What country is this? If this happened in my community, there would be 50 people protesting it.
The inmates are running the asylum.
Richard Aubrey commented:
Actually, the nutcases in charge want a large number of people to be uncomfortable; the folks who like flying the US flag or looking at it.
It’s the illegals and the folks who want to keep their own third-world culture while on the US dole who are supposed to be protected from discomfort.
down with dems commented:
The school is on United States soil. The school undoubtedly has its own flagpole flying a US flag. Once this goes national, the school will cave. Lesson to everyone: if you’re in the same situation as this poor kid, spread your story, get it national, don’t give in. Americans will be outraged and support you, and you will win.
katy commented:
Why don’t we politely call the school and tell them a thing or two about “tolerance”…I’m sure they’re familiar with the term. it goes BOTH WAYS!!
And then that silly thing about Amendments and freedom and this is America and if people are offended by symbols of their homeland being displayed, they may want to re-think their residency!
Northglenn High School
601 West 100th Place
Northglenn, CO 80260-6003
Principal Dr. Mary B. Lindimore
Main Office (720) 972-4600
Attendance Office (720) 972-4736
Andreas K. commented:
Hello Europe 2.0
Richard Aubrey commented:
Is it the security supervisor’s role to promote diversity?
wanumba commented:
Guess that school booted the Pledge of Allegiance.
The new K-12 school in our town was designed by a prison architect. Getting pretty in-our-faces what’s going on.
Just because these schools have become local tyrants. Enough of it!
Meg commented:
“How do you suppose anyone would feel uncomfortable in America with an American flag? That’s where I’m confused.” Dittos there!
I frankly have given up on even trying to figure out how these people’s minds work…giving me a headache!
Radegunda commented:
More evidence that the “diversity” agenda is just a way of gutting the United States of America. What they want is Disunited States of Globalism.
wanumba commented:
Oh.
Women make up over 90% of the school establishment these days. Women make up the bulk of the classroom and adminstration tyrants. They carry open grudges against men and boys, and allow girls to harrass the boys, knowing the boys will be punished while the girls get off scott-free. The male drop-out rates in high school are not for an unfathomable reason.
Hillary Clinton clones, with all the same charm – plastic sweet and honey to the parents – then turn and snarl at the kids when they’re gone. Not kidding, either. They vote for Hillary in overwhelming numbers.
Carmen commented:
NEVER NEVER NEVER remove the American flag. Never back down. Never give in. If the school touches the flags, sue them into bankruptcy. Litigation works BOTH ways. Time to kick the America haters into submission. The only thing they understand is POWER & MONEY.
StrangernFiction commented:
SEIU Exec:
“Can you imagine if we have….8 million new voters that care about [progressive] issues….”
The tipping point folks, when the leaches are simply too many to overcome. The left can smell it. But know worries, the hardline “Nancy Pelosi is a nice lady” faction of the GOP will save us.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2010/09/06/labor-day-open-thread-seiu-exec-says-immigration-reform-could-add-8-m
katy commented:
Carmen….100%
kato commented:
Quite honestly, I consider people who festoon their cars with several flags plus a dozen bumper-stickers with simpleminded nostrums about God and country to be silly.
I disdain generally the use of one’s car to advertise one’s political loyalties or to confess one’s love of chocolate, Jazzercise, or Judas Priest, or to show everyone else how many national parks one has visited.
But there is a free-speech issue here, and people should be yelling for the head of the person who initiated this rule.
Paul_______ commented:
Tell this to the Founding Fathers who fought for Freedom, Independence and Patriotism.
Where in the world have you ever seen any country telling its citizens YOU CANNOT FLY THE FLAG because you might OFFEND somebody?!?!?!?!?!?
This is one of the many signs that America is DOOMED.
Sickofobama commented:
This high school is right down the street from where I live.
I must say it has lots of people from south of the border attending.
I bet the Mexican flag is flying.
49erDweet commented:
I wonder how many flags will be flying from vehicles in that parking lot tomorrow? Interesting to see. Do the “Mighty Northglenn Norse” students have guts, or are they chickens. Hmmmmm.
Just_Saying commented:
Land of the free???
I agree, to a large extent,with Kato #14. But, I do get a happy feeling when I see kids with the US flay waving on their vehicle.
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Militant Conservative commented:
If anyone knows an e mail address to voice my opinion. I seached the schools address and called too. no luck. I wish to pound on the ignorant Principal that supports this crap, P.S. your football team is anemic. Mine was 6’4″ 290lb and a terror on the field. LOL hope they do well in their division. God I love sports.
IOpian commented:
The worship of diversity certainly should make people feel uncomfortable.
StrangernFiction commented:
This is one of the many signs that America is DOOMED.
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Agreed
Deb McClure commented:
I was upset about this too. However I read one article that had a quote from the principal that said something like, she would be talking to the security officer and asking her how and why and that there are flags displayed in a hallway at the school so she felt like the flags were ok. I will try to find it and post it.
Radegunda commented:
When they say that somebody will be offended by the flag, they are saying that some of their students actually hate the country they live in (and take advantage of). And the adults who set the no-flag policy agree with them.
They need to be challenged: “Why do you hate this country? Why are you encouraging your students to hate this country (but still take advantage of it)?”
I can imagine them shouting, “How dare you question my patriotism! The right wing doesn’t own patriotism, yada yada …”
aprilnovember811 commented:
One more reason I don’t want anymore of my federal tax dollars going to education. Leave it to the state, and if you want to fund this type of behavior let the citizens of the state deal with it. If you don’t want to live where they practice this type of behavior you can move, but I don’t want to pay for a Federal Department of Education. It is an unconstitutional agency. It is nothing but a department to fund marxism. Enough. I’m writing this school.
Marsh commented:
The left views patriotism and nationalism as an unsightly and dangerous thing. They don’t see people waving American flags like you and me. They see it as Nazi-ish. And a lot of leftists hate America with a passion because we’re the last real bastion of capitalism in the world. Well, that and the pathological self-loathing which is so epidemic on the left. They also don’t want to offend recent immigrants, both legal and illegal, because they aren’t really loyal to America. I used to be a hardcore leftist so I know all too well how demented their entire world view is.
Maurice commented:
Kato makes a GREAT point; one doesn’t have to love the flag on a truck/car, or the bumper stickers. It’s a First Amendment issue, all the way, and this must be protested and protested some more. Diversity? Anger someone? Tell ‘em to go back to their country-of-origin.
My dad and my mother’s parents were from Europe, were refugees from the Nazis and the Bolshevik’s, respectively. They LOVED the U.S. and the flag that stood for it. Not in a million years would they have understood the mentality of anyone offended by a U.S. flag flying within THESE UNITED STATES.
If the diversity crowd doesn’t like it, and they are not foreign born or kids of immigrants…then they just hate this country and tell ‘em where they can shove a flagpole.
America is not doomed unless we don’t fight this insanity. We choose to ignore it, then we invite the hordes to invade and we’ll fall, just as Rome did. (No, I’m not anti-immigrant. Those are not the “hordes” per se, but those who hate this country ARE. That’s why I contrasted these with my father and grandparents, who believed in the principles of this country, believed in liberty and freedom, because they had LIVED in places that had neither.
Keep trying to call the school, write them, get a lawyer to call that kid up and support him, show up 9/12 in St. Louis or Sacramento or Washington in huge numbers and vote to get rid of every bum Democrat (I know, an oxymoron) out of the Congress. EVERY SINGLE ONE MUST GO, and then we press like hell on the Old Guard Republicans left over to start finally doing the right thing and not being Democrat Lite legislators.
TIME TO TAKE BACK THE COUNTRY FROM THE INSANE FOLKS TEACHING THIS TYPE OF SICKENING LEFTIST TRIPE TO OUR CHILDREN.
kate commented:
Jeremy’s school isn’t the freaking UN building.
favorite anthem of the left:
Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
I hate this song. It’s stinks. He was never any good without McCartney.
Francesca commented:
Notice that the security guard is also a ‘she’. Where are the men? It is a HIGH SCHOOL, not an elementary school, for Pete’s sake.
Marsh commented:
The left is actually leading our country towards war with Mexico. And I’m 100% serious about that. The Mexicans really are trying to take back the south western part of our country nearly 200 years after they lost it to us in the US-Mexican War. By mass immigrating here, both legally and illegally, by the tens of millions; they plan to turn a large section of our country into Mexican territory by default. And when we finally wake up to what they’re doing and get sick of it and take steps to resist it, then the violence begins. Millions of people could die over our open gate and open borders immigration policies. Expect to see lots of race riots, terrorism, vigilantism and eventual full blown war. It’s pretty much inevitable in my view.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajkAP_M4ZAM
Rock commented:
Should have posted a sticker on the tail gate (these flags protected by the First & Second Amendments). Next just who does said rent-a-cop think she is? Her and her supervisor need some serious education on the rights of American citizens. In fact tell the clueless bimbo that her side has not taken control yet, and when the stuff hits the fan she’s toast, union or not.
jimg commented:
“Quite honestly, I consider people who festoon their cars with several flags plus a dozen bumper-stickers with simpleminded nostrums about God and country to be silly.”
Agreed. And lump in those who:
Don’t Shop at Wal*Mart
Free Tibet
Selected not Elected
No War for Oil
And any number of leftist nonsense that’s typically plastered all over the back of a Subaru Wagon.
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Regarding the student and the flag?
Defy them. Force their hand.
Let the avalanche of negative publicity pour in.
They’ll back down. Guaranteed.
Colo Kid commented:
What gives? This is in Denver??!! Let Cinco De Mayo come around and mexican flags are posted on everything, including car hoods in the school parking lots—all over Denver! Federal is closed to thru traffic and the Mexican flags are all over everything. This event should be told in the Denver Post paper, but it will not—that might make the mexicans feel uncomfortable, you know. How many mexican kids in Denver schools have the mexican flag plastered on the back if their coats. LOTS!
Charlie commented:
Well, looks like a high school principal in Colorado is seeking early retirement.
DesertCactus commented:
The inmates are running the asylum in America now. That is why people are coming out of the woodwork and protesting – people, who all their lives were told to “Know your place and shut your face!” No more. America has been taken over by a handful of Progressive/Liberals.
It’s time we fight back at the polls first. I encourage you also to read a book called “One Party Classroom” by the past radical: David Horowitz. You can find a lot more on the truth at http://www.can-you-hear-us-now.com
chuck in st paul commented:
Marsh, it’s okay. There’s a whole lot more military veterans who can shoot straight than there are beaners with the same skill level. It’s what we call a target rich environment down there on the border. Just pony up enough bounty money so we can refresh our ammunition supplies.
Psycho: All I know is, finally I get to kill somebody. [from "Stripes"]
Chilly in Alaska commented:
If burning the flag is protected as “freedom of speech”, then flying the flag is also protected.
This is just another example of liberals interfering with someone else first amendment rights because THEY don’t agree with it, and attempting to excuse their violation of the first amendment with a bulls**t excuse, “someone might be offended”!
The “Someone” who “might be offended” and others need to understand:
No one makes them “feel” anything, they make that choice themselves, by how they are thinking about things. If they don’t like the way they are “feeling”, think differently and “feel” differently!
In other words, “Someones” warped thinking does not over rule another persons rights, SO IF THEY FEEL OFFENDED, FEEL DIFFERENT OR STFU!
We need to expose and fight this “politically correct” thinking that wants us to give up OUR rights, for another persons “feelings”
TheScribbler commented:
My solution to all of this, ‘I am offended’ or ‘others may be offended’ crap, come back with what offends YOU! Rally the troops and find something, anything that offends you. If being offended is good for some it should be good for ALL.
Too many people roll over for these idiots. Personally, I’m offended that so many people are offended! lol
Stuart commented:
I spend a lot of time in Wyoming, have lots of friends there.
Most have a pretty low opinion of the folks in Colorado. They consider Colorado a “rocky mountain high” version of California.
Now you know why.
Sickofobama commented:
Stuart:
I am a native of and live in Colorado.
Please do not lump me in with the scum that call themselves liberals in my state.
Rhymes With Right commented:
It appears that this was the incorrect decision of one staff member, not a school decision. Indeed, the principal explicitly states that the student violated no policy and is permitted to fly his flag from his truck. Unfortunately, the parent and student did something that I have seen happen too many times in my teaching career — rather than approach the school or district authorities to resolve the situation, they went first to the press to make the incident public.
http://rhymeswithright.mu.nu/archives/305416.php
JANET BARROW` commented:
That is ridiculous. He should not take his flags down from his truck. He has every right to fly them. That security person should be fired. Love it or leave it!
Stuart commented:
Sorry sickofobama. I am sure there are perfectly sane and rational people everywhere who are heartsick at what liberal idiots are doing to our country, even in California. I guess I should not paint with too broad a brush.
Besides, we have our dirty little secret in Wyoming as well. It’s called Jackson.
By the way, have you ever considered moving to Wyoming?
thiacyn commented:
I’m with Carmen, never give up!!! And WE are not doomed, man if America had that attitude when Pearl Harbor was bombed we wouldn’t even be here!!!! Come on! Like Katy said CALL the school and leave a blunt message/but polite of waking up a sleeping GIANT!
Joanne commented:
Right…Americans in America feeling uncomfortable in America. Could this have anything to do with illegal aliens or just people in general who don’t give allegiance to the U.S.?
Gee, I wonder if Obama feels comfortable in America, considering he can’t even be bothered to cover his heart during the national athem and the fact that he has dual citizenships and is not a natural born citizen eligible to hold Office. I bet he feels uncomfortable.
B. Johnson commented:
As a side note concerning flag issues, please consider the following. Pro-big federal government FDR is one who established the federal flag as an object of worship in the eyes of many constitutionally naive citizens. But given that the states have more constitutional authority to serve the people than the federal government does, I think that people should wise up and at least display their state’s flag with the national flag. In fact, in cases where there is only one flag pole, I think that the state flag should be displayed above the national flag. Flag displays should reflect constitutionally-enumerated state sovereignty, IMO, not unconstitutionally big federal government.
CODEKEYGUY commented:
A lot of people here have a problem with stickers on the back of vehicles. I have pro-life stickers, Knights of Columbus, American Legion, VFW, Vietnam Veteran, and my favorite, the B-52 Steratofortress Association. Any problems?
Greg Warneford, CDR USN Ret. commented:
Email the Northglenn High School’s Principal at this address…. Let her know what America thinks of her Mexican Federales running her security department.
Mary.B.Lindimore@adams12.org
Sickofobama commented:
Stuart:
I’ve lived in Colorado all my life. It’s attached to me and I am attached to it.
Do you guys have Tea Parties up there?
I’ve attended 3 Tea Parties in Denver and lots of patriots turned out. We aren’t all nuts in this state. Now Boulder – that’s another issue.
Used to be Colorado was a red state but then the California libs left that hell-hole to turn Colorado into one.
Hopefully we will oust one Commiecrat Senator Bennett in November.
But we will be stuck with Hickenlooper which is Obama in drag.
befuddled commented:
you can proudly burn the flag. but don’t you dare display it?
i belong to 2 parties: Hell NO and NOvember
jimg commented:
“A lot of people here have a problem with stickers on the back of vehicles. I have pro-life stickers, Knights of Columbus, American Legion, VFW, Vietnam Veteran, and my favorite, the B-52 Steratofortress Association. Any problems?”
Well, I sure didn’t see ‘a lot’ of people expressing their opinions about this, but I was one of the few. So, I’ll answer.
No. I don’t have any problem with you exercising your First Amendment rights by plastering your vehicle with the stickers of your choice.
Just as you shouldn’t have any problem with me voicing my opinion on the value of it all.
I just think it’s a counter-productive exercise if you’re trying to sway the opinions of the overwhelming majority of drivers who don’t do it.
In a prior career with the VA, I used to work with VSOs of every stripe, and my time in the USAF was spent scoring Buffs and B1-Bs – both radar bomb scoring and ECM.
I’m not sure announcing those things via stickers on my truck is going to change anything.
But knock yourself out. It’s your vehicle.
Palinfan commented:
Betcha that if he was flying the homosexual rainbow flag he’d be looked upon with pride and honor by the (no doubt) kook Progressives running his school.
ss252 commented:
As the Parent of a teenage boy, I would be proud as hell that he saw the importance of flying our flag and honoring 9-11..
As I keep saying, the Libs are the enemy plain and simple…
There is no wiggle room here, this kid is RIGHT!!
archer52 commented:
Colorado has suffered from liberal California illegal immigration. They have moved to Montana, Wyoming and Colorado trying to escape the hell the created in California. Then they start the same foolishness that got them in trouble back there.
It is the definition of insanity and liberalism is just that.
The Great Satan™ commented:
“She said I should take my flags down. She said this is a school that focuses on diversity and she doesn’t want anyone to feel uncomfortable,”
Does this stupid bitch know what country she’s in? She should be fired for gross incompetence. It’s not offensive to fly foreign flags to these leftwing pieces of shyt but it is to fly the flag of your own country?
Liberalism is a mental disorder.
Richard Aubrey commented:
Rhymes with Right
Do you have any confidence that taking the issue to the principal would have had the desired result?
The best scenario would be the principal telling the security moron not to do it again. And that’s only if there were no folks in the school feigning offense.
IMO, going public with this is the only way to get it done. Start with pressure. The security moron didn’t get this idea because of a sour Corona or out of thin air. Somehow, that it would be a good idea, or at least allowed, was in the atmosphere.
No public, no pressure on the principal.
It also alerts people to what may have been going on in their own areas.
Chestertonrocks commented:
If burning a U.S. flag is free speech protected by the U.S. Constitution (Texas v. Johnson), then NOT burning it is also free speech protected by the U.S. Constitution. If I was that young man, I would have already sued the school district for a violation of my civil rights.
averagemelon commented:
It’s not illegal to fly an American flag.
You cannot legislate away bad feelings.
As grandpa used to say,”Pull up yer bootstraps and get on with it”. I think we need to remember our grandparents better. Ignore the foolish principal and fly those flags, fella!
Mike Mose commented:
So they admit that the other people in the school are not American. They should be telling them to get the hell out! Students that aren’t American citizens should be dragged out in cuffs!
Taxpayer1234 commented:
Here’s Northglenn High School’s website:
http://www.northglennhs.org/
In case you want to send your comments…!
thomas mc donnell commented:
i agree with #29,except the colonization is being done by the political left in america. after the presidential election of 1980 they gave up on convincing the majority of americans to accept marxism. they started a racist colonization program aimed at making whites a minority. this massive influx of central and south americans is the result. the return of the southwest to mexico is just a bonus for them.
oldguy commented:
Our troops are fighting in the wrong place.
Robert Ryan commented:
The school officials have no right to deny any American the right to exercise the first amendment to the constitution. The right to free speech. If the school officals don’t like the student dispalying the flag on his personal property, then they need to go to a country where the American Flag isn’t flown. I spent 22 years in the armed forces protecting the constitution and I’ll be damned if will let a bunch of idiots tell Americans what they can and cannot do when they are exercsing their constitutional rights.
Lily Ledbetter commented:
Ha! This was our school district before we got relocated back to Canada. Here is a bit of irony for you…the school “mascots” are a pair of Norsemen (well a Norse man and woman). How do you think the hispanic kids like wearing the Norsewear on spirit day?
I guess Norsemen are a step up from Americans.
Lynne lewis texas commented:
Time to look for a new security guard for that high school.
NEVER surrender Old Glory!!
Send that security guard back to the country she supports over this one.
Spike commented:
“Security officials told the student they focus on diversity at the school and they don’t want anyone to feel uncomfortable”
Well then tell them to move the fu_k back where they came from !!
Do it right commented:
You people should check things out before you explode. The principle took care of the situation and should be applauded. You can read here written statement at :
http://www.northglennh.adams12.org/ngh_homepage/pages/pdf/american%20flag.pdf
hellferbreakfast commented:
Seems I saw a quote recently that said something like this: “Political correctness is some fool who thinks he can pick up a turd by the clean end”, or words to that affect.
Clay Boggess commented:
“She said this is a school that focuses on diversity and she doesn’t want anyone to feel uncomfortable”. This is absurd. Is this sort of thing only happening in America? Look, if you don’t feel comfortable living in America then you are more than welcome to move elsewhere. I will even help you pack.