School janitor posts photos of American flag disrespected, fired
February 5, 2013 at 9:55 am in The Daily Republic
FORT PIERRE (AP) A Fort Pierre man says he was fired from his job as a school custodian after posting photos on Facebook showing a crumpled up American flag. Continue Reading
Something just smells wrong about this story.
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From what I’ve read, the custodian (a veteran) simply wanted the flag to be stored properly at the end of the day. When nobody listened to his complaints, he took a picture and posted it on social media. In my opinion, he did absolutely nothing wrong (other than embarrass the administrator). I believe he should be given back his job back with back pay. And the school district should invite the local VFW to come in and teach them proper flag etiquette.
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Thanks for your comment John. My thoughts exactly. This kind of stuff makes me literally sick to my stomach. It seems though from the lack of “like” or “dislike” activity, no one really cares.
I would suggest to any one who does care, that a phone call to Dr. Hotalling might be in order. Respectfully of course.
Stanley County School Administration
Superintendent – Don Hotalling
(605) 223-7741
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Agreed
The facts given in the story do not warrant the gentleman being fired. I don’t know what he did wrong.
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There must be another aspect to this story, like they were looking for a reason to get rid of the guy.
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