Student: They Weren’t Going to Stop Me Either Way
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YORK COUNTY, SC — A rally to keep the flag appears to have worked in York County.
Crowds of protesters rallied for one high school senior, Peyton Robinson, and the flags flying from his truck bed.
“There’s an Amendment to protect our right to fly the American Flag, and I will fly it, and they weren’t going to stop me either way,” said Robinson.
Wednesday, the York Comprehensive High School Principal said take down the stars and stripes and the Prisoner of War flag Robinson had flying next to it.
Officials cited a school policy of no flags on vehicles, a policy WCCB Charlotte did not find written in the school’s rule book.
“I was thinking, well if they have them in every classroom, and they have one in front of the school, then what’s the big deal of me having one on my truck?” said Robinson.
We checked, and the student’s flags are fine on the roadway.
The only law that would make the flags illegal would be if they reached higher than 13 feet and extended more than 36 inches beyond the truck tailgate.
By 7:00 Thursday morning, students rolled in with their own flags.
Supporters lined the road across from the school for hours.
“Are we not supposed to support the flag?” said James Crump. “So many of our servicemen died protecting it. We’re here supporting students that want to support our flag.”
Before the school day ended, school officials had a change of heart, allowing American flags on cars.
The district attributed it to the peaceful display of patriotism.
“I’m happy with that,” said Robinson. “But it shouldn’t have been an issue in the first place.”
