BobG

The insane point is that anyone living here would have a problem with the flag of our country....

Of course that would be insane. Good thing is, nobody had or has a problem with the flag. It was the context in which the flag was being used on a specific day in which another group of Americans celebrating a day of cultural observance, that was perceived to be antagonistic.

So one set of Mexican-American kids wore an American Flag on Cinco De Mayo and this would cause potential problems with other Mexican-American kids????

Yes. Fighting is a big problem at public high schools in that area. Administrators deal with it every day, not just that day. It's not an enviable job and since kids play funny games and then go, "What? Who me? I'm just a patriot? I'm totally innocent," it doesn't make it any easier.

I don't give a damn what day of the year it is.... How is it your right to control other people by being offended and COMPLAINING to the teacher about someone wearing an American flag???

Whether you give a damn about what day of the year it is your own preference. Many other Americans do give a damn about days of cultural observance.
It is not anyone's right to control other people and what they prefer to wear. It is a duty of the administrators to step in when they view something as having potential to start trouble.

Either it is an American holiday, in which case, no problem; or it isn't, in which case, please respect our country and our right to be proud of our culture/flag just as we respect your right to celebrate your foreign holiday.

I agree. Still, the administrators were not disrespecting the country nor being no proud of being an American. They simply recognized that this group of kids planned a provocative act and stopped it before another child might have been provoked into acting out against them. You can't just let kids do whatever they want, no matter what the circumstances. The decisions that were made were based on policies that were likely shaped by incidents that have occurred in the past. Administrators are use to seeing kids try to get an inch and take a mile. They're use to seeing what has the potential to start a fight and what doesn't. They didn't just act on the fly and make up some judgment yesterday because they hate Americans and love Mexicans. They did what they did based on what they know about how children behave and how to control those kids based on what they've experienced in the past.

All in all... kids do stupid shit and try to be funny and provocative to get attention all the time. This was a simple case of the adult going, "we know what you're trying to do, stop it."