Maryland School Suspends Student Over Flag Controversy

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Rachel Stevenson
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So here we are again, folks—another day, another public school finding new and creative ways to punish a student for daring to show a little love for the country that gives them the right to act ridiculous in the first place.

Parker Jensen, an 18-year-old, Marine Corps-bound quarterback—basically the kind of kid America used to celebrate—is now in the crosshairs of Baltimore County Public Schools for the crime of…wait for it…asking that American flags be put in his classrooms. You know, the stars and stripes? The symbol of freedom, sacrifice, and all those pesky ideas that apparently make school administrators break out in hives these days.

Parker noticed that two of his classrooms were missing flags, which, by the way, isn’t just bad manners—it’s a violation of Maryland state law. But when he tried to handle it the right way, politely bringing it to the attention of school officials, you’d have thought he stormed the gates with a bald eagle on his shoulder and the Constitution in his fist.

After getting stonewalled at his school, he took it up the chain to the Baltimore Board of Education—like a responsible citizen. And for that, he got slapped with a suspension, barred from prom, smeared as “unhinged,” and told he was “impersonating a journalist” for daring to record his interaction in a public building.

Let’s pause for a second: this kid—who’s about to risk his life for this country—is being treated like a criminal because he wanted the American flag in his classroom. Meanwhile, the same school that can’t seem to tolerate a flag in sight is busy plastering LGBTQ+ T-shirt promos and immigration support fliers all over the place. You can promote every left-wing cause under the sun, but heaven forbid a student asks to pledge allegiance to the flag. In Maryland, that’s apparently grounds for public enemy number one.

And the police response? Five officers called to deal with one polite, suit-wearing senior who simply refused to back down. Because when you have illegal immigrants pouring across the southern border and violent crime rates exploding in Democrat-run cities, what you really need are multiple squad cars sent to drag a high school kid out of a public office for wanting to file a complaint. Priorities, people.

The principal even called his mother to label him “disrespectful” and “unhinged.” Because nothing says professional educational leadership like tattling to mom because your feelings got hurt by a teenager citing the First Amendment. No hearing, no opportunity to defend himself—just straight to suspension. Why bother with due process when you can just shut down dissent with a few buzzwords and a heavy dose of administrative muscle?

Parker Jensen’s lawsuit lays it out perfectly: if you support the military, believe in secure borders, or defend names like Donald Trump and Elon Musk, you can forget about fair treatment in today’s public schools. You’ll be painted as a threat for demanding something as radical as the national flag being displayed where it’s legally supposed to be.

Baltimore County Public Schools, like too many others, have made it crystal clear: the only “free speech” they tolerate is the kind that checks the right ideological boxes. If you don’t, they’ll slap you with “threatening behavior” and shove you out the door. Meanwhile, the very American values they rely on for their cushy taxpayer-funded salaries are trampled without a second thought.

Parker Jensen isn’t just fighting for a flag on the wall. He’s fighting for the idea that loving your country isn’t something you should have to apologize for—and thank God for young men like him who still have the guts to do it.

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