Tennessee School District Bans All Flags To Avoid Confederate Flag Debate

Due to the recent controversy surrounding the Confederate battle flag being flown in Southern States, everybody who remotely cares about the subject is on edge. This is undoubtedly why this school district in Tennessee decided to avoid the problem altogether and put a blanket ban on students flying flags from their vehicles in general. While this situation is, obviously, not the same as a national government incident, it is still an instance of a government restricting free speech as a solution to disagreement.

What this policy does is remove all speech from the picture–neither side can have a say in the usual discourse. While this is done in an attempt to curb damage, ultimately it does more harm than good. According to Milton, this effective shutdown of debate is unhealthy for society, particularly one that relies so heavily on the democratic process.

Read the story here: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/24/tennessee-school-district-bans-flags-including-ame/

Kyle Doud