CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — One of the roughly 20 students at a Virginia high school who received a one-day suspension for wearing clothing displaying the Confederate flag says he doesn’t intend to back down.
Christiansburg High School senior Houston Miller organized a rally outside the school Thursday to protest a new school policy banning vehicles with Confederate symbols from its parking lot.
The school said that Miller and 14 other students received one-day suspensions after they refused to take off clothing displaying the flag, which is against its dress code.
Two students were suspended for two additional days for disruptive behavior. Another four students received in-school suspensions.
Miller said he plans to show up tomorrow wearing Confederate flag gear because he believes he should have the right to wear whatever he wants.