Foreign Flags in Classroom Lead to Teacher’s Removal
A flap over a flag display has caused a Colorado teacher to leave his post and await reassignment elsewhere in the Jefferson County district.
Eric Hamlin, who was set to teach 7th grade world geography at Carmody Middle School in Lakewood, posted the flags of China and Mexico in his classroom as he prepared for his first year of teaching at the 700-student school.
On Aug. 21, an assistant principal pointed out to him that the display potentially violated a Colorado law banning the display of foreign...
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