{"id":2265415,"date":"2024-06-11T19:31:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T23:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/students-beg-school-administrators-to-move-pride-flag-its-causing-more-harm-than-good\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T19:34:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T23:34:50","slug":"students-beg-school-administrators-to-move-pride-flag-its-causing-more-harm-than-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/students-beg-school-administrators-to-move-pride-flag-its-causing-more-harm-than-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Urge School Officials to Relocate &#8216;Pride&#8217; Flag, Citing Negative Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstudents-beg-school-administrators-to-move-pride-flag-its-causing-more-harm-than-good%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2265415&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a controversial decision\u200b by the\u200d Simcoe County District School Board in Ontario \u2064to replace the Canadian flag with a pride\u2064 flag at Orillia Secondary \u200cSchool, sparking debate among students and the community. Chris Hutton, a senior\u200c student who \u2064identifies as transgender and bisexual, initiated \u2062an online petition \u2062supported\u2062 by other LGBT and non-LGBT students, calling for the reinstatement of the Canadian flag. \u2063They attributed an increase in \u2063bullying to the \u2062absence of the national flag\u2063 and stressed the importance of\u2062 balancing pride in one&#8217;s identity with patriotism.<\/p>\n<p>The article\u2063 portrays &#8220;pride&#8221; events and \u200dthe emphasis on LGBT identity as potentially undermining societal morals\u2064 and national unity, suggesting that such actions could \u2064alienate and confuse students more than educate or support them.\u2063 The Simcoe school board defended its decision, stating the flag raising as part of a broader commitment to diversity\u200c and inclusion, coinciding with Pride Month, National Indigenous \u2064History Month, and National Indigenous Peoples Day.<\/p>\n<p>Critics, including a local grandmother, expressed\u2062 dismay over the removal of the national flag, arguing that the pride flag should\u200b not\u200d replace it but could be displayed \u200dalongside or beneath\u2062 it. \u2063The board&#8217;s actions are framed as \u2062possibly contributing\u2062 to increased identification with LGBT identities among students,\u2062 which some see as disproportionate to the general population.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063article\u200d closes by framing the situation as part of\u200c a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-rep-chuy-garcia-gets-democratic-challenger-for-2024-primary\/\" title=\"Illinois Rep. Chuy Garcia faces Democratic challenger in 2024 primary.\">larger national conversation<\/a>\u200c about identity,\u200c inclusion, and the impact of these debates on youth and society, while also featuring a promotional message from The Western Journal about \u200dits editorial\u2063 mission \u200band a call \u2064for membership \u200dsupport ahead of the \u200d2024 election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/remmanuel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/remmanuel\/%20\"><span>Rachel M. Emmanuel<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 11, 2024 at 1:50pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>There was a time when gays and lesbians said they only wanted to be free to love like everyone else.<\/p>\n<p>But the truth is, it was never about that.<\/p>\n<p>Images of indecency at LGBT <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/florida-gay-pride-parade-canceled-passage-child-protection-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cpride\u201d parades<\/a> happening around the country prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that \u201cpride\u201d has nothing to do with love of any kind.<\/p>\n<p>It has to do with pulling down moral standards and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1800125946881888760\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">raising the flag of depravity<\/a> over every section of society.<\/p>\n<p>At Orillia Secondary School in Ontario, the Simcoe County District School Board decided to replace the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/islamic-terror-group-says-murdered-israeli-canadian-businessman-revenge-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canadian<\/a> flag with the \u201cpride\u201d flag in front of the school building last week \u2014 a decision that even some LGBT students said went too far, according to a local news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orilliamatters.com\/local-news\/oss-students-upset-by-pride-month-initative-replacing-canadian-flag-9004625#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orillia Matters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A group of students that included Chris Hutton, a 12th-grader who identifies as transgender and bisexual, started an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/history-professor-who-called-hamas-attack-exhilarating-takes-leave-of-absence\/\" title=\"History professor takes leave after praising Hamas attack.\">online petition calling<\/a> for the national flag to be restored outside the school.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cPride flag at Orillia school doing more harm than good\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Students ask for the Canadian flag to be put back up. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7Xa9xoset7\">https:\/\/t.co\/7Xa9xoset7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Jack (@JackDan110) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackDan110\/status\/1799146879751692654?\">June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  \u201cPride\u201d month displays \u201cshouldn\u2019t take over everything,\u201d Hutton said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very proud of who we are, but as proud as we are, we are proud that our country has taken these steps and are proud of our country in its entirety,\u201d the LGBT student said, adding that the Canadian flag represents people of all backgrounds who have served and sacrificed for the nation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should \u201cpride\u201d flags be banned from schools?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hutton said the \u201cpride\u201d flag should be moved to a separate pole or placed beneath the Canadian flag.<\/p>\n<p>The senior claimed there has been an increase in bullying of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bud-light-digs-deeper-hole-donates-200000-empower-lgbtq-owned-small-businesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LGBT<\/a> students since the national flag was removed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are being blamed for the Canadian flag being taken down,\u201d Hutton said. \u201cWe just want to see it put back up because it\u2019s causing more harm than good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCelebrating and acknowledging it is important, but you can\u2019t force it into everyone\u2019s faces,\u201d the LGBT student said.<\/p>\n<p>Hutton also said the \u201cpride\u201d mural on school grounds had \u201cupset some students\u201d because it had taken money from the school\u2019s funding.<\/p>\n<p>Jill Chalmers, a grandmother of seven, was one of the Simcoe County residents horrified to see the Canadian flag replaced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re Canadian. You do not take that Canadian flag down and replace it with a Pride flag \u2014 with any flag. If you want, put it on another flag pole or put it underneath the Canadian flag, but never take the Canadian flag down,\u201d she told <a href=\"https:\/\/barrie.ctvnews.ca\/pride-flag-replaces-canadian-flag-at-simcoe-county-public-schools-sparking-debate-1.6918320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CTV News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Simcoe school board defended the move as part of its commitment to promoting \u201cdiversity, equity and inclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jamie Campbell, the board\u2019s communications assistant manager, said in a statement to Orillia Matters, \u201cThe SCDSB is committed to creating a culture of belonging for all students and staff and providing environments that are inclusive and free from discrimination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe SCDSB values inclusive learning and working environments that promote the principles of acceptance,\u201d she said. \u201cTo support these commitments, all schools and worksites in the SCDSB will raise the Progressive Pride flag and Every Child Matters flag at specific times during the month of June to align with Pride Month, National <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elizabeth-warrens-attempt-commemorate-indigenous-peoples-day-didnt-go\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indigenous<\/a> History Month, and National Indigenous Peoples Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Campbell pointed to a 2020-21 school census report that said 23 percent of students in grades 7-12 \u201cidentified as 2SLGBTQI+ or questioning.\u201d (Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pm.gc.ca\/en\/news\/news-releases\/2022\/08\/28\/prime-minister-launches-canadas-first-federal-2slgbtqi-action-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">promoted<\/a> that acronym, which stands for \u201cTwo-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and additional sexually and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/detransitioned-woman-denounces-stanford-child-psychiatrist-for-disparagement-of-psychiatric-intervention\/\" title=\"Detransitioned Woman Denounces Stanford Child Psychiatrist For \u2018Disparagement Of Psychiatric Intervention\u2019\">gender diverse people<\/a>.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>Strangely, according to a 2022 report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/n1\/pub\/12-581-x\/2022001\/sec6-eng.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Statistics Canada<\/a>, only 4 percent of Canadians over age 15 are something other than heterosexual.<\/p>\n<p>The stark difference suggests something within the school system might be prompting kids to embrace LGBT identities at an abnormal rate.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps glorifying membership in one of these groups above everything, including patriotism, has something to do with it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRaising the Progressive Pride flag in June aligns with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/baseball-team-stands-ground-refuses-join-rest-mlb-hosting-pride-month-celebration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pride Month<\/a> and is one action we take to demonstrate support and acceptance for members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community,\u201d Campbell said in her statement.<\/p>\n<p>With at least 500 signatures on the petition, Hutton\u2019s group planned to formally raise its concerns with school administrators in hopes of finding a solution that represents both Canadian patriotism and LGBT \u201cinclusivity.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Never remove the Canadian flag, this is ridiculous.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike (@TheNest705) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNest705\/status\/1799517144750686307?\">June 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s ironic that even a confused child can understand enough to know that glorifying any other flag over the national flag is wrong and does more harm than good.<\/p>\n<p>Tearing down the fabric of a nation with forced ideological gestures is likely to create more resentment and discord \u2014 not to mention the confused messaging it sends to the impressionable students about what truly matters.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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Emmanuel has served as the Director of Content on a Republican Congressional campaign and writes for a popular Conservative book franchise. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary by Rachel M. Emmanuel, June 11, 2024 &#8211; Gays and lesbians once claimed their struggle was simply about the freedom to love. 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