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Academy School District 20 came under scrutiny recently when a substitute teacher observed a Confederate flag on display in an eighth grade classroom and reported it but got no explanation.
D20 reviews policy as petition calls out display of confederate flag
The superintendent of Academy School District 20 is responding to an online petition questioning the display of a confederate battle flag in a middle school classroom.
and last updated 2021-05-06 22:05:24-04
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado â The superintendent of Academy School District 20 responded Wednesday to an online petition questioning the recent display of a confederate battle flag in a middle school classroom. The petition was posted to change.org three weeks ago by Hailey Schramm, a substitute teacher. More than 26,000 people have signed their names in support.
Schramm wrote in the post that she created the petition after contacting both the district and principal and that it seemed that neither had a problem with the flag being displayed for, educational purposes.
The superintendent of Academy School District 20 responded via email Thursday to a Change.org petition calling for banning the Confederate flag in the district’s classrooms.
District 20 substitute teacher Hailey Schramm created the petition about three weeks ago after she saw the flag on display in a classroom.
“It’s a symbol of hate and intolerance,” Schramm told The Gazette last week. “I can’t imagine how students especially Black students feel with a symbol of white supremacy and hatred hanging in their classroom.”
After reportedly speaking with the school principal and a district representative about the flag, Schramm started the online petition, which has gained more than 26,000 signatures.
Nearly 25,000 people had signed a petition as of about 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, urging Academy School District 20 Superintendent J. Thomas Gregory to ban the Confederate flag from