Re: [OT] 12 year old British born girl punished for celebrating British culture

On 7/16/2025 10:02 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:

Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

Her entire school had a Cultural Diversity Day and all students were
told to wear something celebrating her own culture instead of the usual
school uniforms so she wore a dress that was essentially a British flag.
She was an A student but found herself punished for her choice of
clothing - along with other students - and her parents were called to
pick her up early.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE2jV5qxE4g [8 minutes]
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Her parents were not at all happy and her community was very agitated as
well. The school gave an after-the-fact "apology" where they promised to
reconsider how the event was run the next year. I'll believe that when I
see it!
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 I’ve seen that and it wasn’t clear to me if maybe she got punished under a
flag rule. When I was her age, it was illegal to wear clothing made from
the American flag.

In today's (and yesterday's, and the day before's...) political climate, it's also possible that she was brandishing an anti-diversity sentiment.   Even if she wasn't, I'd guess someone assumed she was.