Feds to investigate 'Redneck Day' at Queen Creek school

[The Straight Story]

(AZ)

The U.S. Department of Education plans to investigate a controversial "Redneck Day" celebration two months ago at a Queen Creek high school.

One Queen Creek High student wore a Confederate flag during the May 1 event. Civil rights activists say that created a racially hostile environment.

The Rev. Jarrett Maupin says the DOE will "determine the remedy, including moderating conversations between school administrators and civil rights community leaders to shape new policy and racism prevention measures."

The DOE's Office for Civil Rights says "the display of the Confederate flag concerns rights protected by the First Amendment."

But it also says in a letter that the investigation's scope "will be limited to whether a racially hostile environment was created due to language and actions that were not protected by the First Amendment."

http://www.azcentral.com/community/pinal/free/20130725queen-creek-redneck-day-investigation.html

[CurtEastPoint]

1. Googling Queen Creek, I found this story from last year which is a GOOD story.

Football players take special needs student under their wings as she had been tormented and bullied.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/29/queen-creek-football-players_n_2039212.html

[JohnnyBoots]

2. That is awesome!

Warms my heart to read that. Being a Redneck ain't a bad thing either, I reckon.

[riqster]

3. Speaking as an American who lived in Appalachia,

I find these types of events to be insulting to Appalachian-Americans. Loaded with stereotypes, degrading language and such.

But hey, it's OK to treat rednecks that way, even if isn't acceptable for blacks, women, and other groups.

By the way: fuck the stars and bars and anyone who wears them. People like that make the rest of us look like racist buffoons and reinforce stereotypes such as those that are behind these "redneck"days.