Unfortunately, the damage, pain and lessons have been etched in the souls of generations of people to come. Thousands of forefathers died by the holders of such symbols. It is unacceptable and a direct insult to flaunt such things in the face of society today. The American Flag is a symbol that tells the history of the North and South together, even before the Confederate Flag was adapted by the South. The American Flag represented this nation before and after the Civil War, and it still flies over our heads today.
Education is the key to ignorance.
At a level of higher learning, to say that one does not know the controversy and hurt that the Confederate Flag could cause, is not only being dishonest with themselves, but with the community as well. However, disregard for feelings and bad discussion making can be attributed to such course of action. The issue was not about the right to fly the Confederate Flag. The issue was about the intent and the messages encoded by the SAEs, and what was decoded by students, parents and the community. The goal was to address feelings of those on both sides of the coin before resentment could continue.