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High School Bans Yearbook Picture of Student with American Flag Draped Over Her Shoulders 12 Dec 2020 Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane, Washington, rejected a student’s yearbook picture because she posed with an American flag draped over her shoulders. A statement from the school claims the decision was not made against what the flag represents, but out of respect: “We respect our flag as much as any school in the area and were concerned that in the photo submitted it was being used as a prop in the photo and was not being afforded appropriate regard.” “The fact that I can’t h...

Updated: 3:23 PM PST December 9, 2020 SPOKANE, Wash. — Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane recently rejected a student's senior photo where the American flag was "used as a prop," according to a message from the principal.  Sierra Athos, a senior at Lewis and Clark, wrote in a Facebook message to KREM that she was "excited to submit her patriotic pictures" and later received an email that her photo submission had been rejected because of the American flag.  Athos provided a screenshot of an email from the high school's yearbook department where she was told to submit a ...

The new photo that the student submitted still has the American flag displayed prominently.