student michigan high school stand right wear confederate flag shirt school rule principal felt would interfere learn effort cleanse america past full force confederate monuments different state remove south carolina remove confederal flag capitol ground feel freedom speech flag wear school caledonia mich. wood student caledonia high school outrage tell change shirt show confederate battle flag go home wednesday morning.donovan stoke junior say approach high school principal shirt wear everything proper shirt rebel flag bully bully take shirt go home send home lose education say stoke principal give two options request letter ask take shirt said.the letter state flag use symbolize others feel could contribute hostile environment many students jolene stoke say believe shirt would create hostile environment son believe remove shirt infringe freedom expression like history thing war flag back day think mean anything said.the school district disagree say responsibility create safe orderly learn environment type attire might challenge might create disorder disruption environment responsibility prohibit attire love freedom speech educate kid want know right stand speak mind share opinions value much anybody else time go disrupt educational set come first climate create students learn grow come first able respond way respond caledonia community school superintendent randy rodriguez said.rodriguez say especially important consider recent discussions nation race battle flag great time sensitivity right many reason go around country also locally want children feel like place belong place learn go protect go love rodriguez said.donovan stoke say understand people see rebel flag offensive see people could offend due slavery thing education teach school right understand people would totally get offend people want think hate flag really patriotic flag anything said.however grand valley state university associate professor history scott stable say historically flag symbol resistance civil right movement battle flag official flag confederacy historical myth symbolize something confederacy sustain idea human bondage think people carry confederate flag probably mind believe stand southern heritage white southern heritage think clue southern white heritage stable said.stabler believe situation could opportunity learn think point learn student understand flag might mean people african descent even white people mean something stable said.stokes ultimately decide take shirt rather go home flag shirt tank top wear another long-sleeve shirt it.he say similar incident happen middle school wear belt show rebel flag say student handbook directly state anywhere wear kind attire say racist try promote hate racism.read woodtv teen wear confederate flag shirt michigan school tell go home change video