They Told The Firefighter To Take Down His Flag So He Does THIS Instead Last month, a student at Alvernia University in Reading, Pennsylvania was forced to stop flying the American flag from the window of their on-campus townhouse. It was September 11. Im a firefighter, so in honor of the 343 firefighters (that were killed on 9/11), I, along with my roommates, draped a flag from our second floor windows, Zach Zechman told NBC10. The flag was only hanging for a matter of hours before two resident assistants arrived at Zechmans door and told him to take it down. They came touting a printed copy of the student handbook, that specifically prohibited hanging objects from windows. American flags are welcome and flying throughout Alvernias campus at half-staff in honor of the day, Carey Manzolillo, Associate Director of Communications told NBC10 in an email. Our student policy does however state that sheets, banners or other such objects may not be hung outside of windows or on the exterior portion of any residence hall. Zechman claims he took the flag down, but is not ready to give up the fight yet. He recently set up a meeting with the Dean of Students in an attempt to change the policy specifically for the day of memorial. I want it to be different for a day like today, where something like that means something, Zechman concluded. 