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MILLVILE – Students rallied for their LGBTQ classmates at Ridgeline High School in Cache County after video surfaced online of another teen cutting down a pride flag during a diversity week event.
Several who spoke with KSL-TV said they were calling for positive change to come out of the incident.
It shocked and frightened students who attended the after-school event for the Gay-Straight Alliance. Oh, I m terrified. I wasn t allowed to go to school today, said freshman Spencer Wilkinson.
Wilkinson said what she found at school Wednesday afternoon, however, changed that terror to encouragement as she was met with quite the opposite – a rally for support outside her school.
By Charles McCollum & The Herald Journal
• 7 hours ago
Although there were loud cheers when a student cut down a Pride flag at Ridgeline High School on Tuesday, a pro-LGBTQ rally outside the school Wednesday faced no vocal opposition.
About 75 parents and supporters gathered in a designated area near the Millville school’s north doors as classes were being let out for the day. Many demonstrators carried rainbow flags similar to the one shown on several widely circulated videos being cut down in the school commons area the day before, but none of the students leaving in their cars or on foot Wednesday offered anything but support for the crowd.
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Student Caught Cutting Down Pride Flag at School Causes Viral Controversy
On 4/14/21 at 4:42 PM EDT
Video of a teenager cutting down a high school s LGBTQ Pride flag has caused both local and national controversy after circulating online.
Footage of the incident on Tuesday shows a student at Ridgeline High School in Millville, Utah taking down the flag hanging from a balcony. In the video, which made its way to Reddit, students on the floor below can be heard loudly cheering as the flag hits the ground.
According to The Herald Journal, Ridgeline High School was celebrating its Diversity Week when the incident occurred. One anonymous student shared with the outlet that they felt attacked by the incident.
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