EDMOND – Questions surrounding the display of the United States flag at Edmond Public Schools remained front and center Monday night at the local Board of Education meeting.
District Superintendent Angela Grunewald spent more than five minutes explaining the history of the district’s policy concerning the flag’s display and emphasizing how the district tries to teach respect for the flag to students.
But some in the audience of about 75 people weren’t satisfied with the district’s stance, which has drawn widespread criticism for nearly three weeks. One man who identified himself as a military veteran chastised the five-person board for “banning” the flag.
Grunewald said the district has had no issues regarding flag display since 2017, when it developed its current policy, which doesn’t allow the display of the flag on student vehicles while on school property. But officials are re-examining the district’s stance on the subject because of the recent concerns, which included a letter from four Edmond state lawmakers and pressure from the state’s highest elected education official .