Twenty-three students were suspended from a southwestern Virginia high school Thursday when they showed up wearing clothing with the Confederate flag, WSET reported.
The students at Christiansburg High School were suspended for violating a dress code that, the Washington Post reported, prohibits clothing that may “reflect adversely on persons due to race. This includes the Confederate flag.
The students were protesting a new policy that prohibits Confederate symbols on vehicles in the high school’s parking lot, according to the Associated Press.
One of the students, senior Houston Miller, told the AP that he will wear clothing with the Confederate flag on Friday too.
