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Article.

They committed the sin of wearing the U.S. flag to their school on Cinco de Mayo. School officials claimed the flag was inflammatory to wear that day and could cause fights.

Here's a quote from one of the Mexican-American students:
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"I think they should apologize cause it is a Mexican Heritage Day," Annicia Nunez, a Live Oak High student, said. "We don't deserve to be get disrespected like that. We wouldn't do that on Fourth of July."


First of all, one of the kids who wore the U.S. flag is also a Mexican-American.

Secondly, that bitch's comments are...let's be nice and say they're "misguided". Her attitude is one of the biggest obstacles this country is facing right now. A bunch of different groups who think their race, religious belief, ethnicity, etc. is more important than everyone else's.

Guess what? It doesn't mean shit. This country is a melting pot, not a stew pot. So shut your ignorant pie hole and melt. You're a U.S. citizen, you're not a Mexican.

To a U.S. citizen, Cinco de Mayo is nothing more than an excuse to drink.
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Nothing like teaching kids to eschew racism by treating one ethnic group more importantly than another.

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Interesting, the school district (who probably had the assistance of their lawyer) disagreed with the school's administrators.
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The five boys and their families met with a Morgan Hill Unified School District official Wednesday night. The district and the school do not see eye-to-eye on the incident and released the following statement:

The district does not concur with the Live Oak High School administration's interpretation of either board or district policy related to these actions.

The boys will not be suspended and were allowed to return to school Thursday. We spotted one of them when he got to campus -- and, yes, he was sporting an American flag T-shirt.

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Every now and then you hear stories that some group complains about the display of the US flag, being that it's "offensive" and all.  I think it's a good rule of thumb that if you live in a certain country, you like that country enough that you ought to be able to tolerate its flag.  If you find the *flag* offensive, maybe you need to consider a move.
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