US EditionVermont School Raises the Somali Flag in Protest
The district raised the Somali flag to support about 9% of students amid a coordinated backlash involving over 200 messages reviewed by Vermont State Police.
- On Friday, Dec. 5, the Winooski School District raised the Somali flag on one of three flagpoles next to the U.S. flag and Vermont flag at the school campus, flying it for one week.
- Winooski schools superintendent Wilmer Chavarria said the flag-raising honored Somali youth and families and was part of planned gatherings about civil rights after President Donald Trump's tirade last week.
- The right‑wing account Libs of TikTok and others amplified an 8-second clip with the Winooski School District phone number 655-0485, prompting a surge of calls in a district where about 9% of students are Somali.
- Phone lines began receiving a high volume Monday, prompting the Winooski School District to take its website offline, disconnect phones, and increase patrols while forwarding more than 200 messages to Vermont State Police.
- A spokesperson for the Winooski School District said `We did receive a significant number of racist and hateful messages`, and Vermont State Police described some posts as part of a coordinated national campaign.
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Politics, Policy, Political NewsVermont school district raises Somali flag
The Winooski School District, located in western Vermont, recently raised a Somali flag above its grounds. According to the New York Post: A Vermont school district has sparked national outrage after district leaders raised the flag of Somali...
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