Why a Virginia principal refuses to take down her school’s Confederate flags
As students entered Hurley High School in Hurley, Va., for the first day of classes this week, they passed through a set of bright red doors on which the Confederate battle flag is boldly painted.
Once inside, they encountered decorative battle flags throughout the building, from the walls of the school’s main office to the equipment in the weight room to center court in the school gym, according to USA Today.
If those students were members of the the Hurley Rebels football team, they wore helmets at practice featuring an image of the flag flying from a saber, the paper reported.
No matter where students travel in Hurley High School, the Confederate flag is an inescapable presence.
Around 200 schools across the nation use “Rebels” as a nickname, according to USA Today. Amid renewed scrutiny following a racially motivated shooting in Charleston, S.C., that left nine parishioners dead in a historic African American church this summer, some schools have moved to review and eliminate names and imagery associated with the Confederate cause.
Hurley High School is not one of them.
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Picture of the young man and his very prominent flag tattoo:
